Decision details

That Cabinet:

1.1  Notes the £140m Tt2019 programme breakdown and the individual Department targets - section 3 and Appendix 1;

1.2  Notes the latest Tt2019 programme risk assessment, including the early securing of £26m of savings - section 4.

1.3  Notes that the programme delivery, particularly in Adults, Children’s and ETE is set to take four years and that corporate cash flow support of up to £40m (as reported in the previous Budget Setting item) will be required to enable the safe delivery of the different projects thus minimising disruption and impacts for service users and their families – section 4.

1.4  Notes that (currently) up to 11 service specific public consultations are planned to take place in 2018 and that further clarity on the different consultations and their content will be reported to Cabinet in the next Tt2019 update – section 4.

1.5  Notes the progress and strong contributions being made by the three enabling projects to the programme; Digital, Productivity and Procurement – section 5.

1.6  Notes that programme progress will continue to be monitored closely and that regular updates will be provided to Cabinet throughout 2018 and beyond – section 6.

1.7  Notes that officers have been requested by Cabinet to continue to explore all viable options to revise or refine these proposals (the Full Council approved Tt2019 savings proposals) with particular regard to service continuity in areas such as community transport, school crossing patrols and waste and recycling centres, in consultation with partners and stakeholders as appropriate, while recognising that any modification to any proposal must be consistent with the financial and time imperatives of the overall programme – section 1, 3 and 6.

1.8  Agrees to continue to lobby Government in respect of new charging powers aimed specifically at raising income that will be used to protect important universal services e.g. Household Waste Recycling Centres, or to enable other specific savings proposals not to be implemented or for their impact to be mitigated.