Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: July 8, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)   I, Councillor Jack Youd, (Deputy City Mayor), in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve the recommendations and note: 1.    People (Children’s) core revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £3.168m against budget and DSG outturn £10.784m overspend. 2.    People (Adults) revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £1.375m 3.    Place revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is £0.051m underspend against budget. 4.    Resources and Transformation revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a £5.426m overspend against budgeted expenditure. ·         Temporary Accommodation Housing Benefit Subsidy loss £4.299m overspend ·         R&T Budget £1.127m overspend 5.    Public Health revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is balanced to budget. 6.    Precepts and Levies revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £0.750m. 7.    Capital Financing revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a balanced position. 8.    Corporate/Other Budgets revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a £11.939m underspend. 9.    General fund reserve balance at 31st March 2025 increase to £16.6m. 10. Decrease in usable earmarked reserves of £5.7m. 11. Capital programme expenditure for 2024/25 is £117.255m against the final revised capital programme of £125.361m, resulting in an £8.106m underspend. The Reasons are: To review and note the provisional outturn position of expenditure against the 2024/25 revenue and capital budgets including a summary of general balances and accept the position that will then be incorporated in the council’s draft annual statement of accounts.  Options considered and rejected were: Not applicable. Assessment of Risk: Key budgetary control risks are identified in this report, including forecast variances and risk levels associated with the realisation of savings proposals.     The source of funding is: Not applicable Legal Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report. Financial Advice obtained: Financial implications are set out in the report. Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report. HR Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report. Climate Change Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report. The following documents have been used to assist the decision process: Cabinet 11/03/25 - 2024/25 Revenue Budget Outturn – Quarter 3 Cabinet 26/11/25 - 2024/25 Q2 Revenue Outturn Report and Q2 Capital Outturn Report Cabinet 27/08/25 - 2024/25 Q1 Revenue Outturn Report and Q1 Capital Outturn Report Council 05/03/25 - 2024/25 Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Contact Officers:   Name: Rachel Rosewell, Chief Finance Officer Email: Rachel.Rosewell@salford.gov.uk   Name: Paul Hutchings, Deputy Chief Finance Officer Email: Paul.Hutchings@salford.gov.uk   Name: Tony Thompstone, Strategic Finance Manager (Corporate) Email: Tony.Thompstone@salford.gov.uk                                    The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Overview and Scrutiny Boar.              Signed:      Councillor Jack Youd                        Dated:     09.07.25                                                                          Deputy City Mayor   For Democratic Services use only   This decision was published on  09.07.25                                            This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 16.07.25                                                   unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.