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RESOLVED:
 

1.   
That Cabinet notes the Council’s forecast
revenue and capital budget positions for the year and the need for
mitigating actions to be developed to offset the projected revenue
overspend.

2.   
That Cabinet approves £3.5m of additional
revenue spend (as set out in paragraph 9), in response to the
Council’s recognition of the need to accelerate the
improvements in service delivery in the following specific
areas:

·        
in-house Intensive Family Support Service

·        
Quality Assurance and Performance in childrens’ services

·        
Surrey LINK Card; and

·        
Surrey’s street scene
This
temporary increase in spend is proposed to be funded from the
Council’s contingency budget.   Ongoing implications of these additional
investments will be considered and factored into the 2024/25 budget
planning process where appropriate and affordable.

Reasons for Decisions:

This report is to comply with the
agreed policy of providing a monthly budget monitoring report to
Cabinet for approval of any necessary actions.

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the
Resources and Performance Select Committee)