The Director of Adults Care and Health and Strategic Commissioning 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) 2023/24. The report provided Members with an overview of budget performance for this area of activity, including delivery of the 2023/24 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. Managing a budget required difficult decisions to ensure that a balanced position could be presented. Regular Member engagement, which this report forms part of, was considered essential in delivering effective governance and financial oversight. At the end of Quarter 3, there was a reported adverse position of £0.435m against a net revenue budget of £131.257m. The outcome figure assumed full delivery of the savings that had been set out for the year. Winter pressures funding had been deployed and focussed on hospital flow and hospital discharges. It was reported that the progress was good but there was a £435,000 adverse position.

Resolved - That

1.  the adverse position presented at Quarter 3 be noted.

2.  the delivery of the 2023/24 savings programme at Quarter 3 be noted.

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

4.  the level of reserves at Quarter 3 be noted.