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1 Summary

1.1 This report proposes the Recreation and Heritage capital programme for 2002/03 to 2005/06 (shown as Appendix 1). The Recreation and Heritage Executive Member is being recommended to approve the capital programme for submission to the Cabinet.

1.2 Prior to the Executive Member considering the capital programme, this report is being presented to the Recreation and Heritage Policy Review Committee to provide the Committee with the opportunity to comment to the Executive Member on the proposals.

2 Introduction

2.1 The Cabinet at its meeting on 17 December 2001 asked Executive members to prepare proposals for:

· a locally-resourced capital programme for the four-year period from 2002/03 to 2005/06 within the guidelines of the current capital programme uplifted for inflation, and

· capital schemes supported by scheme or programme specific Government grants and borrowing approvals for 2002/03 and those expected to be supported in 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06.

2.2 For this service, the guidelines for the locally resourced programme are:

	£'000
2002/03	457
2003/04	457
2004/05	457
2005/06	457

2.3 The guidelines include an addition of 2.5% for inflation, in line with the non-pay inflation assumption for the revenue budget, plus an additional provision to cover the impact on capital costs of the aggregates levy to be introduced by the Government from April 2002.

2.4 Executive members may vary these guidelines between years provided their total four-year guideline is not exceeded and bunching of payments in any one year or front-loading are avoided.

2.5 In addition, Executive members may supplement their guidelines with their services' own resources by virement from their revenue budgets. Executive members may also anticipate in these proposals their share of those capital receipts that have actually been obtained so far in 2001/02.

3 Capital programme 2002/03 to 2005/06 - schemes within the guideline for the locally resourced capital programme

3.1 Priority has been given within the Library Service to the upgrade and extension of computerised library systems. For Arts, priority is given to Arts Centre and theatre improvements. For Community, the level of grants to village halls is maintained at £50,000 each year.

4 Capital programme summary

4.1 On the basis of the position outlined above, the total value of the capital programmes submitted for consideration for the four years to 2005/06 are:

	£'000
2002/03	457
2003/04	457
2004/05	457
2005/06	457

5 Revenue implications

5.1 The revenue implications of the proposed capital programme are as follow:

	Full year cost
	Current expenditure	Capital charges
	£'000	£'000
2002/03	25	41
2003/04	20	38
2004/05	11	37
2005/06	26	38
Total	82	154

5.2 The total revenue implications for the four years of the starts programme, including capital charges, represent a real term increase of 0.8% over the 2001/02 original budget of this service.

Section 100D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes:

1. Published works.

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

Appendix 1

Recreation and Heritage Services

Capital Programme 2002/03 to 2005/06