PAPER B

 

 

FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE - 10 FEBRUARY 2003

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT, BUDGET FOR 2003-04 AND FORWARDPLAN FOR 2004-06

 

REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE AND INFORMATION AND COUNTY TREASURER

 

 

REASON FOR SELECT COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

 

This report sets out the draft budget proposals for 2003-04 as considered by the Executive on 15th January 2003. This Committee have requested the opportunity to consider the budget proposals, in particular those which will have an impact on the service areas within the Committee’s terms of reference.

 

ACTION REQUIRED BY THE SELECT COMMITTEE

 

The Committee’s views are invited, particularly in relation to the possible increases and decreases in expenditure and income set out in appendix 4.

 

BACKGROUND

 

On 5 December 2002 the Government’s proposals on the Local Government Settlement for 2003/04 were announced, and brief information was circulated to all members on 11th December.

 

The proposals incorporate a major change to Revenue Support Grant methodology, which is disadvantageous to a number of authorities, particularly in the South East area. Generally speaking, councils in the North and Midlands benefit from the new arrangements.

 

Of all the Education and Social Services authorities in England, the Isle of Wight Council has the second worst grant figure, with a long term impact equivalent to 22% on the Council Tax or expenditure reductions of £10 millions. Temporary protection through floors and damping reduces this in 2003-04 only to 11% on Council Tax or £5 millions of spending reductions.

 

In addition to this the Council is being asked to passport more funds to schools than it receives in increased Formula Spending Share. This would add a further 1.8% to Council Tax, or require further reductions of £807,000.

 

On the 15th January 2003 the Executive received a position statement as a starting point for discussion. The appendices to the report are attached, and comprise the following:

 

·         An overview of the grant settlement for 2003/04 for England (appendix 1)

·         A summary of the national SSA comparisons for 2003/04 with 2002/03 adjusted (appendix 2)

·         Details of the proposed settlement for the Isle of Wight showing comparisons with national trends and a year on year comparison (appendix 3)

·         As a basis for discussion the Directors have put forward proposals for a draft budget which would have the effect of limiting any Council Tax increase to 17.8% if there is full passporting of funds to schools (appendix 4). Items within this Committee’s terms of reference are highlighted.

·         The Council’s main capital borrowing approvals are shown in Appendix 5. These presently show an overall increase of some 10%. However, contained within that figure is a large increase for Education and a reduction for Highways (appendix 5).

·         Public consultation results (appendix 6)

·         Revised planning and budget timetable (appendix 7).

 

The Executive agreed that the draft budget be presented to the Co-ordinating Committee for comment and also resolved in principle to recommend to the Council that full passporting to schools should take place.

 

RELEVANT PLANS, POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

The services included within this report are linked to a number of the Council’s key strategic objectives and plans, in particular: Improving health, housing and the quality of life for all; Creating safe and crime-free communities.

 

There are no immediate implications for performance indicators arising from the production of this report. However, there will be implications for future performance measures and indicators arising from the information contained within the report, in particular cost based indicators, but also the outcomes arising from the provision of services to which this report refers.

 

The recent CPA result recommended that the Council take forward current work aimed at better integration of corporate, service and financial planning, and that the Council should move to ensure the full implementation of a corporate performance management system which links service and financial monitoring.

 

CONSULTATION PROCESS

 

A summary of the results of the Autumn consultation process with members of the public on budget priorities is included as appendix 6.

 

FINANCIAL, LEGAL, CRIME AND DISORDER IMPLICATIONS

Since this is a budget report there are a considerable number of financial implications for the Council as a whole, and for the services for which this Committee has responsibility, which are set out in appendix 4.

 

There is a statutory requirement for the Council to set its Council Tax for next year by no later than 11 March 2003.

 

There are no direct crime and disorder implications arising from the production of this report.

 

BACKGROUND PAPERS

 

Council publication ‘Budget 2002-03’

Executive Committee report of 15th January 2003 - ‘Local Government Finance Settlement And Budget 2003-04’

 

Contact Point: Tracy Ringer, telephone 823258

                       

 

 

John Pulsford

Strategic Director for Finance and Information and County Treasurer


                                                                                                                                  APPENDIX 1

 

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RSG SETTLEMENT 2003/04

 

                                                                                 Adjusted                                               

For England                                                              2002/03              2003/04      Adjusted

                                                                             Settlement          Proposals        Change

                                                                                                                                              %

 

Total Standard Spending/Total

   Assumed Spending                                             £64.650 bn         £69.269 bn           +   7.1

 

  less: Specific Grants, Restructuring etc                 £9.752 bn         £11.362 bn           + 16.5       

 

Standard Spending Assessment/Total

   Formula Spending                                              £54.897 bn         £57.907 bn           +   5.5

 

 

Aggregate External Finance                                  £47.437 bn         £51.235 bn           +   8.0

 

  of which Revenue Support Grants are                 £21.052 bn         £24.266 bn           + 15.3

 

  Specific Grants                                                      £9.752 bn         £11.362 bn           + 16.5

 

  Business Rates are                                             £16.626 bn         £15.600 bn            -   6.2

 

  (Business poundages set at)                                       43.7 p                 44.4 p           +   1.6

 

 

Council Tax at Standard Spending (Gross)/

   Assumed National Council Tax                           £17.335 bn         £18.094 bn           +   4.4

 

Charge per Band D equivalent property of                   £1,001   *            £1,036           +   3.5

 

Tax Base (Band D equivalent properties)                 17.320 m            17.464 m           +   0.8

 

 

 

 

 

FIGURES MAY NOT SUM DUE TO ROUNDING

 

The figures for 2002/3 have been adjusted by the Government to reflect changes in function and funding for the coming year, largely the effect of transfer into FSS of expenditure previously met from Specific Grants.  The adjusted figure also includes the impact of resource equalisation.

 

*£769 before resource equalisation (30%)


                                                                                                                                  APPENDIX 2

 

NATIONAL SSA COMPARISONS 2003/2004 WITH 2002/2003

 

                                                                                 Adjusted

                                                                                   2002/03              2003/04      Adjusted

Service Block                                                     Settlement          Proposals        Change

                                                                                          £bn                     £bn                   %

 

Education                                                                     23.488                25.015           +   6.5

 

Personal Social Services                                              10.519                11.171           +   6.2

 

Police                                                                              4.148                  4.152           +   0.1

 

Fire                                                                                 1.710                  1.778           +   4.0

 

Highway Maintenance                                                     1.904                  1.954           +   2.6

 

Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services          10.976                11.569           +   5.4

 

Capital Financing                                                            1.979                  2.268           + 14.6

 

  Total SSA/FSS                                                           54.724                57.907           +   5.9

 

 

  Total SSA/FSS Excluding Police                             50.576                53.755           +   6.3

 

 

 

 

FIGURES MAY NOT SUM DUE TO ROUNDING

 

The figures for 2002/3 have been adjusted by the Government to reflect changes in function and funding for the coming year, largely the effect of transfer into FSS of expenditure previously met from Specific Grants.  The adjusted figure also includes the impact of resource equalisation.

 


  APPENDIX 3

 

ISLE OF WIGHT COMPARISONS WITH NATIONAL PICTURE

Change in adjusted Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) 2002/03 to Formula Spending Share (FSS) 2003/04    

 

 

England

%

ShireUnitaries

%

Isle of Wight

%

Due to

 

Control total

Resource Equalisation

Data

Methodology

 

Total

 

Total without protection

 

 

 

5.9

7.9

0.0

0.0

 

13.9

 

 

6.4

7.3

0.0

0.0

 

13.8

 

 

5.2

6.7

2.4

-2.7

 

11.6

 

8.7

 

With the exception of data changes, which represent increased demands on local services, the Council’s FSS has increased by 4.7% less than the national average.  After allowing for the extra cost of passporting schools FSS and the temporary protection of the floor, the impact of the settlement methodology is equivalent to 13% in excess of inflation on Council Tax or £5.9 million of spending reductions.  In the longer term, the effect rises to 23% or £10.6 millions respectively.

 

ISLE OF WIGHT FSS COMPARISONS WITH 2002/2003

                                                                                                          

                                                     2002/03                 2003/04                              National                             Settlement     Adjusted            Proposals                                               Change                 Change

                                           Adjusted SSA                       FSS

                                                             £m                         £m                         %              %

 

Education                                                               61.839                   64.834                 +   4.8            6.5    

 

Personal Social Services                                        27.418                   28.257                 +   3.1            5.2

 

Fire                                                                           4.676                     5.197                +  11.1            4.0

 

Highway Maintenance                                               4.050                     3.702                  -   8.6            2.6

 

Environmental, Protective & Cultural Services        27.493                   29.698                 +   8.0            5.4

 

Capital Financing                                                      8.570                   10.129                 + 18.2          14.6

 

  Total SSA/FSS                                                   134.046                 141.817                  +   5.8            6.3

 

 

 

FIGURES MAY NOT SUM DUE TO ROUNDING

 

The figures for 2002/3 have been adjusted by the Government to reflect changes in function and funding for the coming year, largely the effect of transfer into FSS of expenditure previously met from Specific Grants.  The adjusted figure also includes the impact of resource equalisation.

 


Budget Forecast Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 4

 

 

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

 

 

Education

Other

Total

Education

Other

Total

Education

Other

Total

 

 

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base budget 2002-03

 

59,156

73,837

132,993

59,156

73,837

132,993

59,156

73,837

132,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inflation

 

2,302

2,712

5,014

4,221

4,846

9,067

6,198

7,025

13,223

Capital financing costs

 

 

1,953

1,953

 

3,624

3,624

 

5,036

5,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual pay increments

 

329

272

601

600

500

1,100

900

750

1,650

Teachers' pensions (locally borne 0.4%)

 

128

 

128

128

 

128

128

 

128

Pension fund revaluation

 

91

402

493

212

938

1,150

212

938

1,150

Fire pensions

 

 

85

85

 

208

208

 

234

234

Enterprise House underwriting

 

 

135

135

 

135

135

 

135

135

Increased benefits takeup

 

 

350

350

 

350

350

 

350

350

Audit/inspection fees

 

 

100

100

 

100

100

 

100

100

Parish grants

 

 

17

17

 

17

17

 

17

17

BVPI consultation

 

 

15

15

 

0

0

 

0

0

Waste management volumes

 

 

-163

-163

 

0

0

 

150

150

Health & safety training

 

 

100

100

 

100

100

 

100

100

Landfill Tax (including fuel from waste closure)

 

203

203

 

257

257

 

419

419

LPSA pump priming

 

 

392

392

 

0

0

 

0

0

One-off capitalisation

 

 

609

609

 

609

609

 

609

609

National Insurance increase (1%)

 

350

210

560

350

210

560

350

210

560

Miscellaneous items

 

7

-17

-10

7

-17

-10

7

-17

-10

Grants and teachers' pensions into FSS

 

4,211

659

4,870

4,211

659

4,870

4,211

659

4,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bids & savings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- efficiency savings

 

-19

-406

-425

-19

-104

-123

-19

-104

-123

-additional income

 

 

-607

-607

 

-607

-607

 

-607

-607

- maintaining existing services

 

545

2,546

3,091

688

2,761

3,449

750

2,790

3,540

- service improvements

 

56

300

356

62

494

556

62

650

712

- service reductions

 

 

-1,148

-1,148

 

-1,186

-1,186

 

-1,186

-1,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education further spend to match FSS

 

-1,515

 

-1,515

-2,707

 

-2,707

-2,905

 

-2,905

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

Net expenditure

 

65,641

82,556

148,197

66,909

87,731

154,640

69,050

92,095

161,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenditure

 

 

 

148,197

 

 

154,640

 

 

161,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Support Grant and National

   Non-Domestic Rates

 

 

 

93,681

 

 

95,876

 

 

99,602

Withdrawal from reserves

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Safety net

 

 

 

1,270

 

 

803

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council Tax yield

 

 

 

53,246

 

 

57,961

 

 

61,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax base (band D equivalents)

 

 

 

50,365

 

 

50,818

 

 

51,275

Collection Fund surplus

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002-03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Band D Council Tax

895.77

 

 

1,055.22

 

 

1,140.55

 

 

1,200.25

Tax increase (%)

 

 

 

17.8

 

 

8.1

 

 

5.2


                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Efficiency savings                                                                                                    2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

Select Committee Support

  216  Select Committee          Various economies                                                                     -9       -9       -9

        Support

                                                                           Total for Select Committee Support             -9       -9       -9

Cross cutting items

  256  Local Public Service     Restrict pump priming to Government limit, or meet from service          -392        0        0

        Agreement                  economies

                                                                                   Total for Cross cutting items          -392        0        0

Community Development

  228  Arts                          Appointment of Theatres Manager                                                  45      -45      -45

                                                                            Total for Community Development            45      -45      -45

Education

  251  Various                      Miscellaneous savings                                                                -19      -19      -19

                                                                                               Total for Education            -19      -19      -19

Consumer Protection

  258  Bereavement Services  Externalisation                                                                          0        0        0

                                       Options to be investigated

                                                                                 Total for Consumer Protection              0        0        0

Planning

  210  Planning                    Trimming a number of budgets                                                      -50      -50      -50

                                                                                                Total for Planning            -50      -50      -50

                                                                                         Total Efficiency savings         -425    -123    -123

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                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Income generation                                                                                                  2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

Legal & Democratic

  214  Land Charges              Increase by £14 to £117 - saving net of inflation                                  -49      -49      -49

                                       Part funding for item 22

                                                                                   Total for Legal & Democratic            -49      -49      -49

Consumer Protection

    14  Bereavement Services  Increase of 3% over inflation for bereavement services                      -18      -18      -18

  197  Bereavement Services  Single occupancy charge for graves (£130)                                     -40      -40      -40

                                                                                 Total for Consumer Protection            -58      -58      -58

Engineering Services

  211  Car parks                    Traffic management and offset to reduction in Highways FSS                 -500    -500    -500

                                                                                Total for Engineering Services          -500    -500    -500

                                                                                         Total Income generation         -607    -607    -607

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                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Maintain existing service levels                                                                              2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

Corporate Policy & Communications

  209  Crime and Disorder       CCTV costs at Ryde - part funding                                                  12

                                       One year only, then passed to Ryde Forum

                                                               Total for Corporate Policy & Communications            12

Finance

     1  Finance & Business        To achieve Government standards for benefit payments - 5 staff                 25       50       75

                                       offset by sanction income

     2  Finance & Business        To meet requirements of the Local Government Bill, especially                           25       25

                                       prudential code

                                       Review as part of medium term budget

  184  Finance & Business        New tax & pension credits - additional 2500 benefit claims p.a.                 22       22       22

                                                                                                 Total for Finance            47       97     122

Education

    74  School budgets            Pupil numbers (excl 6th form)                                                       212     241     195

    78  School support             Complex/severe SEN statements                                                   120     234     342

    85  SEN                         Communications & Interaction team - funding at risk                              70       70       70

    86  SEN                         Nodehill centre - funding at risk                                                      25       25       25

  250  School Transport           Increase in contract costs by Transport Fleet                                      118     118     118

                                                                                               Total for Education           545     688     750

Consumer Protection

     4  Environmental Health    Replacement noise monitoring systems                                            8        6        0

     5  Environmental Health    Increased pest control contract costs                                               7        7        7

     9  Bereavement Services  Implementation of Health & Safety recommendations re                        15       15       15

                                       Further £15k from risk management funds

                                                                                 Total for Consumer Protection            30       28       22

Engineering Services

    44  Newport Harbour           Loss of income as area is developed                                                10       10       10

    54  Transport                    Concessionary fares age equalisation                                              180     185     190

  254  Transport                    Fund concessionary fares equalisation from other existing                      -180    -185    -190

                                                                                Total for Engineering Services            10       10       10

Property Services

    25  Property                     Markets security                                                                         10       10       10

                                                                                     Total for Property Services            10       10       10

Fire & Rescue

    72  Fire Service               Radio licence fee                                                                      10       20       30

    73  Fire Service               Fire inspector's recommendations                                                 66       66       66

  164  Fire Service               Radio replacement                                                                    29       29       29

  166  Fire Service               Personal protective equipment - includes admin and replacement           85       85       85

  178  Fire Service               Working at height/near water regulations                                         23       35       35

  259  Fire Service               Reduce bids by £53k to £160k                                                     -53      -53      -53

                                                                                          Total for Fire & Rescue           160     182     192

Social Services

   Social Services                  Expenditure increase in excess of inflation                                      2277    2434    2434

 

                                                                                       Total for Social Services         2277    2434    2434

                                                                                               Total Maintain existing service levels            3091     3449     3540

 

 

 

 

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                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Service improvement                                                                                              2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

Finance

     3  Finance & Business        To improve audit coverage of identified risk areas - one additional              25       25       25

                                       auditor to bring resources closer to District Auditor

                                       Combined with restructuring

                                                                                                 Total for Finance            25       25       25

Information & Communication Technology

    18  Trading Standards        Upgrade of Trading Standards ICT to corporate standard                         4        0        0

    19  Trading Standards        Replacement of Trading Standards ICT hardware (FLAIR)                      12        0        0

    21  ICT                          ICT/e-government strategy in excess of £500k in base                              0        0        0

    31  Engineering                Web development                                                                     10        5        5

    32  Engineering                e-government requirements                                                            5        5        5

    46  Car parking                 ICT                                                                                        0        8        8

                                       Meet from income in year 1

  147  Social Services - central  ICT - Local Implementation Plan bid (£1.1m over 3 years)                      120     120     120

                                       Unsupported credit approval of £1.3m

  167  Fire Service               Fire service ICT developments                                                    250     350     350

  185  Finance & Business        Education Forum secure web page                                                    6       12       12

  187  Finance & Business        Registrar's Web Site - additional income?                                            5        0        0

  227  Libraries                     Peoples Network - additional costs caused by company failure                   30       30       30

  253  Various                     Reduction in ICT bids                                                               -242    -242    -242

                                                        Total for Information & Communication Technology           200     288     288

Legal & Democratic

    22  Legal & Democratic       Additional officer to co-ordinate new statutory requirement                       30       30       30

                                       Funded by part of item 214

                                                                                   Total for Legal & Democratic            30       30       30

Education

    71  School budgets            Education Forum secure web page                                                    6       12       12

  252  SEN                         Childrens' SEN project leader                                                        50       50       50

                                                                                               Total for Education            56       62       62

Engineering Services

  260  Car parks                    Improvements to car parks, financed from item 211                                 0     100     100

                                                                                Total for Engineering Services              0     100     100

Planning

    58  Development control      Additional qualified planner for major applications                               27       28       29

                                                                                                Total for Planning            27       28       29

Fire & Rescue

  168  Fire Service               Community Fire Safety                                                                18       23       28

  172  Fire Service               Breathing apparatus replacement                                                    0        0     150

                                                                                          Total for Fire & Rescue            18       23     178

                                                                                     Total Service improvement          356     556     712

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                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Service reduction                                                                                                    2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

Corporate Policy & Communications

  203  Communications          Ryde Help Centre one off saving                                                      -7        0        0

  204  Community Budgets       Reduce community forum grants                                                    -32      -32      -32

  205  Communications           Cut one issue of Wight Insight                                                         -5       -5       -5

  206  Economic Development                                                                                            -24      -24      -24

  207  Communications           Citizens panel questions to be funded 50% from departments, if                 -9       -9       -9

                                       required

  208  Crime and Disorder       Supplies and services budgets                                                     -2       -2       -2

                                                               Total for Corporate Policy & Communications            -79      -72      -72

Finance

  193  Finance & Business        Staff rationalisation                                                                   -66      -66      -66

        Services

                                       Additional burden on remaining staff

  195  Administrative Buildings  Reduce budget for improvements and refurbishments                            -24      -24      -24

                                      

                                                                                                 Total for Finance            -90      -90      -90

Legal & Democratic

  215  Members Expenses        Reduce conference and travel budgets                                              -7       -7       -7

                                                                                   Total for Legal & Democratic             -7       -7       -7

Cross cutting items

  262  Spend to save             Delete annual spend, and replace by repayable loans from                  -250    -250    -250

                                                                                   Total for Cross cutting items          -250    -250    -250

Community Development

  218  Parks and Beaches         Discontinue seaside awards                                                            0      -10      -10

  219  Parks and Beaches         Discontinue beach lifeguards                                                        -25      -25      -25

  220  Parks and Beaches         Reduce beach cleaning standards to EEC minimum                             -75      -75      -75

  221  Parks and Beaches         Discontinue decorative lighting                                                       -9      -18      -18

  222  Libraries                     Closure of 5 libraries                                                                  -60    -106    -106

  223  Tourism                     Closure of a TIC                                                                       -20      -20      -20

                                                                            Total for Community Development          -189    -254    -254

Consumer Protection

  198  Dog Warden contract     Reduce coverage of non-statutory contract                                        -4       -4       -4

                                                                                 Total for Consumer Protection             -4       -4       -4

Engineering Services

  261  Highways                    Reduce spending by half of increase in excess of FSS                          -248    -248    -248

                                       Highways standstill budget represents increase £488k greater than FSS

                                                                                Total for Engineering Services          -248    -248    -248

Property Services

  212  Property Services          Reduce consultants budget                                                            -9       -9       -9

  213  Building maintenance    Reduction of maintenance budget                                                  -40      -40      -40

                                                                                     Total for Property Services            -49      -49      -49

Housing

  249  Bed and breakfast          Savings from Housing Action Plan                                                  -25      -25      -25

  03 January 2003 12:07 PM                                               Page 5 of 6


                                                                                                                             Appendix 4 continued

                                                                                                                                2003    2004   2005

Service reduction                                                                                                    2004    2005   2006

                                                                                                                                    £          £          £

                                                                                                 Total for Housing            -25      -25      -25

Social Services

  244  Adult services               Top slice budget                                                                      -99      -99      -99

  245  Adult Services              Staff turnover period increased to 3 months                                        -19      -19      -19

  246  Childrens services          Multi agency working (special projects)                                             -20        0        0

  247  Childrens Services         Residentail services top slice                                                         -30      -30      -30

  248  Policy Performance &     Top slicing                                                                             -39      -39      -39

        Resources

                                                                                       Total for Social Services          -207    -187    -187

                                                                                          Total Service reduction        -1148   -1186   -1186

 

                                                                                                                                           Report total         1429    2251    2498

                                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APPENDIX 5

 

CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS 2003/4

 

                                                                                             2003/4             2002/3                %

                                                                                                £000                £000       Change       

1         Annual Capital Guideline (ACG)                                14,207             12,908           +10.1

           Receipts Taken Into Account (RTIA)                                  0                  754          -100.0

           Basic Credit Approval (BCA)                                     14,207             12,154           +16.9

                       

 

           The breakdown of ACG between services is as follows:-

 

                                                                                             2003/4             2002/3                  %

                                                                                                £000                £000       Change

                        Education                                                        6,357               3,508           +81.2

                        Environment                                                       240                  284            -15.5

                        Highways                                                         5,495               6,782            -19.0

                        Housing                                                           1,532               1,781            -14.0

                        Social Services                                                  105                  120              -8.8

                        Performance related                                          478                  433           +10.4

                                                                                             14,207             12,908           +10.1

 

Notes:

1          In 2002/03 an additional total of £1,819,000 was allocated to Education through Supplementary Credit Approval (SCA).  The total capital allocation for 2003/04 has been made in the form of ACG.

2.        The reduced Highways allocation arises from the 2002/03 year containing additional allocation relating to the Niton Undercliff situation.

3          The performance related total relates to Government’s overall assessment of our capital investment plans including a total reward of £100,000 relating to our good assessment for both Capital Strategy and Asset Management Plan submission.

4          RTIA is the amount of ACG that the Government assumes will be met from our capital receipts.  It is calculated by reference to capital receipts in the past financial year, but no RTIA is currently apparent in the 2003/04 announcement.

5          BCA represents the Council’s capital basic borrowing approval for the year

 

 

 

GARETH HUGHES

Corporate Finance Manager

10 December 2002                                                                                 gwh/capital/2002/capitalallocations2002


 APPENDIX 6

November consultation - preference for service cuts if required (% responses)

 

Service

Definitely Reduce

Reduce if I had to

Definitely not Reduce

community forums

78

19

3

leisure events

76

20

5

museums, theatres and support for the arts

64

30

7

sporting and leisure facilities

60

33

8

economic development and support for local businesses

38

43

20

promoting tourism

40

34

27

consumer protection including environmental health and trading standards

29

52

19

supporting public transport and concessionary fares

36

34

30

housing and homelessness

28

49

24

youth services

27

50

22

parks and open spaces

23

56

21

the library service

21

50

29

street lighting

14

53

34

keeping roads, pavements and beaches clean

11

54

35

waste management and recycling

10

50

40

schools

17

31

52

helping children with educational and other problems

11

36

53

The Fire Service

14

28

57

support for people with physical or other learning difficulties

8

38

55

public toilets

8

37

55

repairing roads and pavements

7

36

57

services for older people

8

28

64

crime and disorder

7

13

80

 

 

 

 

Increased charges (% responses):

 

 

 

 

No Increase

Increase

No View

car parking

51

45

4

sports facilities

16

79

5

other leisure facilities

11

82

7

burial and cremation charges

53

34

13

charges for social services clients

35

50

15

 

 

 

 

 

Increase Council Tax

Reduce Services

 

increase tax or reduce services

16

84

 

 

 

APPENDIX 7

 

Revised planning and budget timetable

 

 

Select Committees

Executive/Other

Mid January

 

Executive considers draft budget proposals/options in the light of Proposed Grant Settlement, budget consultation, Best Value Reviews

End January

 

Final Grant Settlement

Late January

Co-ordinating Committee considers Executive budget proposals/options

Consultation with business, unions, partners

February

 

Executive considers all responses and recommends budget to Council (12th)

 

Budget and Tax set.  3 Year Projection approved (19th)