Decision - Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 2023/24: Month 7 (October)

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 5 Dec 2024 · effective 14 Dec 2024 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Jeff Coates

Published

6 Dec 2024

Reference

7327

As published

the council's own words, unedited

A forecast on the council's 2024/25 revenue and capital budgets as at Month 7 - October.

1) Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £6.808m. 2) Cabinet notes the forecast outturn includes a forecast overspend risk of £1.735m on the NHS managed Section 75 services. 3) Cabinet notes the forecast breakeven position for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA). 4) Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant, which is an overspend of £1.158m. 5) Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme which is an underspend variance of £1.296m. 6) Cabinet approves the capital budget variations and re-profiling requests set out in Appendix 6. 7) Cabinet notes the Treasury Management mid-year review 2024/25 as set out in Appendix 7.

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The report provides a Month 7 performance update for the council’s capital programme across families, children and learning, housing, care and wellbeing, city services, housing revenue account and corporate services. It records budget variations, reprofiling and slippage, including delays to major transport, regeneration, cultural, property and housing projects.

Recommendation

To note the capital programme performance, forecast outturns, budget variations, slippages and reprofiling requests.

Financial impact

Month 7 reported budgets total £15.477m for Families, Children & Learning, £6.920m for Housing, Care & Wellbeing excluding HRA, £59.721m for City Services, £80.626m for the Housing Revenue Account and £7.814m for Corporate Services. The report also identifies a Month 7 forecast outturn variance of £190,000 for Housing, Care & Wellbeing and a forecast variance of £1.486m for the HRA.

Ward affected

city-wide

Stakeholders named

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Children and young peopleSEND pupils and mainstream schoolsResidents using adult social care and telecareCouncil tenants and leaseholdersPublic transport usersVisitors and users of cultural, leisure and heritage facilitiesBrighton Youth Centre users

Next steps

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Reprofile approved budgets into future financial years where project delivery has been delayed.
Present the preferred bidder report for the Workstyles 4 Moulsecoomb Hub & Housing project to Cabinet on 16 January 2025.
Present a separate Cabinet paper on the wider acquisition policy for the eight Large Panel Systems blocks in early 2025.
Report an update on the Frederick Street final contract uplift to Cabinet at TBM 9.
Continue procurement, design, surveys and delivery work in line with revised project timetables.

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