To note the submitted report setting out the projected outturn for the Council’s Revenue Budget for 2016/2017 as at the end of Quarter 3.

To consider any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

The Council noted the forecast position for Revenue Budget for 2016/17 based on quarter three information, as set out in the submitted report.

The Head of Finance to present his report setting out the Quarter 3 position for the revenue budget for 2016/2017.

The Mayor and his Executive Leads to answer the Board’s questions.

The Board to make any comments, conclusions and recommendations to the meeting of the Council to be held on 2 February 2017.

The Board noted the report on the projections in relation to the revenue budget for 2016/2017.  It was notes that it was currently predicted that there would be an overspend of £2.2 million primarily as a result of expenditure pressures in both children’s and adults social care.

The Director of Adult Services attended the meeting and provided detail of the pressures within the Integrated Care Organisation and the actions which were being undertaken to address them.  The Head of Finance highlighted that the current issues in relation to adult social care impacted on the level of risk that was associated with the 2017/2018 revenue budget.  He explained that it was hoped that the risk could be mitigated to some extent with the forthcoming budget proposals.

Members of the Board raised concerns that the current pressures within the local health system had not been anticipated and the Director of Adult Services undertook to provide a briefing note to the Board in this regard.

The Board also wished to acknowledge the work which was ongoing within the Joint Operations Team to identify underspends and savings which were being used to offset the overspends within the Joint Commissioning Team.