Decision details

To report on the latest monitoring position.

21/2005 The Cabinet noted the current forecast overspend of £645,000 and endorsed the proposed action taken in achieving this figure.
22/2005 The Cabinet instructed officers to continue to achieve savings to eliminate the residual overspend.

Cabinet has the responsibility to ensure effective budgetary control, to contain expenditure within the approved limits set by Council. Where a budget overspend is forecast, Cabinet supported by the corporate management team must identify measures to remove the excess expenditure.