Mr Andrew Roberts, Senior Manager Financial Management introduced the regular report of the Assistant Director: Finance and Section 151 Officer that set out the projected revenue and capital monitoring position for 2017/18 as at the close of quarter 1 (30 June 2017).

The Senior Manager, Financial Management informed the Adult Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee that, at this early point in the year the application of £2 million of the originally identified sum of £5.4 million from the Revenue Budget Contingency was anticipated to be sufficient to meet the projected level of spending.

He further informed that there were a number of in-year cost pressures forecast for 2017/18 and that they will be contained through a combination of effective demand management, income generation and improved processes as a result of the new Integrated Service with the Wirral Community Foundation Trust which commenced on 1 June 2017. Members noted that the ongoing pressures to reduce costs, combined with budgetary commitments to existing and future care packages were currently being offset through demand management and contingency actions as well as utilisation of available grant funding.

Within Public Health the regular review of commissioning intentions and management of agreed contracts are forecast to be underspent by £0.2 million. 

Resolved – That the report and appendices be noted.