The Director of Care and Health introduced the 2022/23 Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring which set out the financial monitoring information for the Committee as at Quarter 4 (1 Apr – 31 Mar) 2022/23. The report provided Members with an overview of budget performance for this area of activity, including delivery of the 2022/23 saving programme and a summary of reserves to enable the Committee to take ownership of the budgets and provide robust challenge and scrutiny to Officers on the performance of those budgets.

Members noted that at the end of Quarter 4, there was a reported favourable position of £0.345m on the Committees net revenue budget of £114.962m. The outturn reflects full achievement of the £3.89m 2022/23 savings target.

Resolved – that,

1. the favourable revenue outturn at Quarter 4 be noted.

2. the delivery of the 2022/23 savings programme at Quarter 4 be noted.

3. the reserves allocated to the Committee for future one-off commitments be noted.

4. the level of reserves at Quarter 4 be noted