The Finance & Resources Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council was scheduled to discuss the council's IT Strategy for 2025-2030 and review its work programme for the upcoming council year. The meeting's agenda also included the confirmation of previous minutes and an opportunity for public questions.

IT Strategy 2025-2030

The committee was scheduled to consider the council's IT Strategy for 2025-2030, which outlines how technology, digital tools, and data will be used to improve services for residents and staff. The strategy aims to address rising demand and financial pressures by making technology a key enabler for service transformation, efficiency, and innovation.

The strategy is built around five pillars:

• Unified governance, architecture and delivery: Ensuring all IT activities deliver value and are aligned with business strategy through a single, transparent governance model.
• Harmonised and integrated applications: Consolidating to a simpler core set of applications using a buy not build approach to improve user experience and efficiency.
• Unified digital, data, analytics and AI: Integrating data silos, improving data quality, automating reporting, and making data-driven decision-making standard across the organisation.
• Optimised infrastructure and operations: Transforming complex infrastructure into a simple, secure, and resilient technology foundation, adopting a 'cloud-first' policy.
• Foundational cybersecurity: Protecting data, systems, and users from evolving cyber threats through a proactive, multi-layered security strategy.

The strategy targets significant cost savings of £1.77 million by 2029 as outlined in the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). It also aims to improve digital services for residents and staff and enhance cyber security. The report indicated that the strategy would be underpinned by formal roadmaps to track progress against its pillars and success measures. Key projects include replacing the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, developing a single data platform, simplifying and securing infrastructure, and strengthening cyber security.

Work Programme

The committee was also scheduled to review its work programme for the 2025-26 council year and consider items for the next council year. The work programme for 2025-26 included items such as Budget Monitoring Outturn, Budget Monitoring Q1, Performance Monitoring Q4, the People Plan Update, and a Budget Inquiry. Indicative items for the 2026-27 work programme were also to be considered.

Public Questions

An opportunity for members of the public to submit questions in advance relating to agenda items was scheduled. The Cabinet Member, relevant key partners, and responsible officers were to be invited to respond to these questions.

Confirmation of Minutes

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 26 February 2026 were scheduled for confirmation as a correct record.