This report may not be suitable to view for people with disabilities, users of assistive technology or mobile phone devices. Please contact saramorris@wirral.gov.uk if you would like this document in an accessible format.

The director of Care and Health presented the report which set out the financial monitoring information for the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee as at Quarter 3 (1 Apr – 31 Dec) 2022/23.

The report provided Members with an overview of budget performance for this area of activity, including progress on the delivery of the 2022/23 saving programme and a summary of reserves which enabled the Committee to take ownership of the budgets and provide robust challenge and scrutiny to Officers on the performance of those budgets.

Managing a budget requires difficult decisions to ensure that a balanced position could be presented. Regular Member engagement, which this report formed part of, was considered essential to deliver effective governance and financial oversight. At the end of Quarter 3, there is a forecast adverse position of £0.603m on the Committees net revenue budget of £114.962m with mitigations to balance the budget at year end. This position was based on activity to date, projected trends in income and expenditure and potential mitigation to offset areas of adverse variance.

Table 1 set out areas under pressure, with activity data in section 3 showing that there had been a significant increase in demand for services for residential and nursing services and a shortfall in domiciliary care provision and a growth in extra care housing.

Resolved – that the report be noted.