Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: November 11, 2025

Purpose: To consider the Quarter 2 Financial Monitoring Report 2024/25.

Content: (a)           That the Senior Leadership Team’s forecast of the full year’s outturn for the Council, made at the end of September 2025 including progress of the transformational and efficiency savings incorporated into the budget, be noted. (b)           That the capital programme for 2025/26 be noted. (c)           That the number and extent of contract exemptions be noted. (d)           That authority be delegated to the Executive Director for People (Children) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Skills to award phase 2 of the valuing care programme with IMPOWER which increases total spend to £0.94m. (as set out in Appendix D of the report to Cabinet of 11 November 2025) Reason for the decision The Council was legally required to set a balanced budget every year and so must deliver services within the resources made available through the revenue and capital budgets for 2025/26.  The report summarised the Council’s forecast financial performance for the year at the end of September 2025.