Decision details

Chris Ward, the Director of Financial Services and Section 151 Officer, reported that the Children & Education portfolio had started with a £7.2 million deficit.  This was now forecast at £2.3 million which had made progress to be £1.8 million and this would be remedied further to eliminate the deficit by the end of the financial year.

DECISIONS:

(1)       the following was approved:

(i)         That the proposed savings as set out in Appendix A for the Children and Education Portfolio amounting, in total, to £2.7m in a full year be approved to enable appropriate consultation and notice periods to be given to affected parties.

(ii)        That Managers commence any necessary consultation process or notice process necessary to implement the approved Portfolio savings.

(2)       the following was noted:

(i)         The savings proposals set out in Appendix A are indicative and the Portfolio Holder can therefore, in response to any consultation, alter, amend or substitute any of the indicative savings proposal(s) set out in Appendix A with alternative proposal(s) amounting to the same value within their Portfolio.

(ii)        The likely impact of savings as set out in Appendix A of the report.