Contact: Sheila Little, Contact Ext 7545, e-mail: [email protected]

1 Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

1. That the budget monitoring report and an early identification of cost pressures is noted.

2. That the proposals for management action to address the overspend variations are noted.

2 Reason

2.1 Decisions on Children's Services revenue, expenditure and capital programmes impact on the financial resources available to this service to contribute to the following corporate strategy aims:

· maximising life opportunities

· achieving economic prosperity

· improving services

3 Other options considered and rejected - not applicable.

4 Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or a member or officer consulted - not applicable.

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - not applicable.

6 Reasons(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

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Councillor Mrs Felicity Hindson, MBE

Executive Lead Member for Children's Services