Cabinet considered the head of finance’s budget monitoring report for the period April to June 2023, the first quarter of 2023/24.
After carry-forward items had been removed, this showed a projected revenue overspend of £0.6 million at the year end. The profiling of the capital programme was being reviewed. Members noted that budget monitoring reports for later quarters in the financial year would give a better picture of likely outturn at the year end.
In terms of the spend on agency staff, members noted that recruitment of staff was often a time-consuming process, and the use of agency staff during such periods could be an effective use of resources to improve efficiency.
RESOLVED: to note the budget monitoring report for the period April to June 2023.