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                      Appendix 6A

Adult Services

Review of income 2006/07

   

Current charge

Total income

(Budget 2005/06)

Date of last review

Proposed new Amount

Charge Effective Date

Is charge set to recover full cost?

Yes/No

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Yes/No

   

£

£'000

 

£

     

1

Mandatory/National Charges

             
                 
 

Residential and Nursing Care for Older People - independent sector

Various

25,644

         
 

Nursing Care for Older People - Standard Rate

420.00

1912

April 05

434.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Residential Care for Older People

382.00

.00

5928

April 05

392.00

April 06 0554

Yes

No

 

Residential Care for the Elderly Mentally infirm

425.00

.00

696

April 05

434.00

.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Residential Care for people with Physical or Sensory Disability

843.00

.00

151

April 05

868.00

.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Residential Care for Adults with a Learning Disability

757.00

532

April 05

777.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Orchard Close - Standard Week

642.00

03.00

.00

110

April 05

658.00

April 06

Yes

No

                 
                 

2

Discretionary charges

             
                 
 

Residential Accommodation for Adults

             
 

Orchard Close - Client Contribution

115.00

In above

April 05

04April 04April 04April 03

119.00

.00

April 06 April 04

No

No

                 
 

Day Care Establishments

             
 

Day Services for Older People

151.00

214

April 05

155.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Day Services for People with Mental Health Needs

216.00

3

April 05

220.00

.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Day Services for People with Physical or Sensory Disabilities

             
   

including transport

288.00

170

April 05

295.00

April 06

Yes

No

   

excluding transport

238.00

In above

April 05

245.00

April 06

Yes

No

                 
 

Day Services for Adults with a learning Disability

             
   

including transport

173.00

2380

April 05

180.00

April 06

Yes

No

   

Current charge

Total income

(Budget 2005/06)

Date of last review

Proposed new Amount

Charge Effective Date

Is charge set to recover full cost?

Yes/No

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Yes/No

   

£

£'000

 

£

     
   

excluding transport

144.00

In above

April 05

150.00

April 06

Yes

No

                 
 

Full Cost Annual Charges

             
 

Day Services for Adults with a Learning Disabilities

             
   

including transport

4748.00

.00

Included

April 05

4890.00

April 06

Yes

No

   

excluding transport

3759.00

.00

Above

April 05

3870.00

April 06

Yes

No

                   
 

Banded Charges for Day Services for People with a Learning Disability

         
   

including transport

4377.00

Included

April 05

4505.00

April 06

Yes

No

   

excluding transport

3409.00

Above

April 05

3510.00

April 06

Yes

No

 

Plus banded charge for each hour per week

566.00

 

April 05

610.00

April 06

Yes

No

                 
 

Non Residential Charges

11.36

3859

April 05

13.32

April 06

No

Yes

 

Charge to external organisations

22.90

N/a

N/a

23.60

April 06

Yes

No

                 
 

Other Charges

             
 

Meals for Adults:-

             
 

Day Services for People with a Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Mental Health Needs or Older People, Meals on Wheels and Luncheon Clubs per meal

2.70

0

April 05

2.80

April 06

No

No

                 
 

Hostels for People with a Physical Disability:- Transport charge per week

7.55

In above

April 05

7.80

April 06

No

No

                 
                 
 

Hire of Rooms - per hour

23.00

1

April 05

24.00

April 06 05April 04

Yes

No

     

41,600

         

·

                      Appendix 6B

Children's Services

Review of income 2006/07

   

Current charge

Total income

Date of last review

Planned date for next review

Proposed increase (if proposed now)

Is charge set to recover full cost

Yes/No

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Yes/No

Additional income from increased or new charge

   

£

£'000

   

£

   

£'000

                   

1

Mandatory/National charges

Inter-authority recoupment

 

2,115

April 2005

April 2006

 

Yes

Annually calculated to national regulations

 
 

Penalty notices for parents of truants

Up to £100

2

27/2/2004

Not known

   

Charges are set nationally

2

2

Discretionary charges

Meals at education centres

1.55

52

1/9/2005

1/4/2006

15p (already agreed)

No

Review as per terms of the agreed contract

5

 

Rents

 

117

1/9/2005

1/9/2006

   

Annual rent review by PBRS (Estates Practice

 
 

Education Psychology Service

 

40

1/4/2005

1/4/2006

 

Yes

External income, contracts reviewed annually

 
 

Specialist Teacher Advisory Service

 

15

1/4/2005

1/4/2006

 

Yes

Charges to Post 16 sector, reviewed annually

 
 

Outdoor Education (Recharge to OLAs)

 

53

1/4/2005

1/4/2006

 

Yes

(SLA)

Contribution towards cost of service

 
 

Privileged Transport

 

212

1/9/2005

1/9/2006

   

Contribution towards cost of service administered by Passenger Transport Group, based on RPI

 
 

Contribution from OLAs/Health Authorities - Youth Service

N/A

235

1/9/2005

1/9/2006

   

Projects or partnerships jointly funded. Reviewed at revised estimate stage after management reports from districts

 
 

EOTAS charge for unwell and emotionally vulnerable pupils

 

220

1/9/2005

1/4/2006

 

No

Charge reviewed in April based on school funding rates

220

 

Residential Accommodation for Children (Weekly):

Community Homes

Secure Unit (Swanwick Lodge)

Homes for Children with Disabilities

1,932.00

3,965.00

2,271.00

0

1,964

0

April 2005

April 2005

April 2005

April 2006

April 2006

April 2006

1,988.00

4,320.00

2,338.00

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

176

 

Other Charges:

Parental Contribution (weekly)

Hire of Rooms per hour

Hampshire Foster Care Placement Management Charge - per week

Foster Care Assessments

36.00

23.00

224.00

2,021.00

24

0

0

0

April 2005

April 2005

April 2005

April 2005

April 2006

April 2006

April 2006

April 2006

37.00

24.00

231.00

2,082.00

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

1

3

Services provided free where charges could be made

 

Nil

           
 

Total

 

5,049

         

404

                      Appendix 6C

Environment

Revenue Budget 2006/07

Review of income

   

Current charge

Total income

2006/07

Date of last review

Planned date for next review

Proposed increase (if proposed now)

Is charge set to recover full cost

Yes/No

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Yes/No

Additional income from increased or new charge

   

£

£'000

   

£

   

£

Charges

               
                   

1

Mandatory/National charges

               
 

Planning Application fees

Various

164

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

                   

2

Discretionary charges

               
 

Road traffic accidents

               
 

- works recharged

Actual cost

119

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

- administration

8% - 15% oncost

123

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

                   
                   
 

Rent from highways properties

Various

38

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Transport charges

Actual cost

70

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Trench inspection fees

Actual cost

432

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Land search fees

Various

240

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

TAG external income

Various

10

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Highways Agency Area 3

Actual cost

58

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Road closures

Various

10

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Safety audits

Various

2

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Engineering consultancy external fees

Various

5

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

County Highways laboratory external fees

Various

267

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

                   
 

Land Search status enquiries

40

50

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

DfT/EU grant

Actual cost

165

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

                   
 

Income from outside bodies

Actual cost

23

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

NRSWA Section 74

Actual cost

50

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

TRICS income

Actual cost

43

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Abnormal loads

Actual cost

10

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Tourist signing

Actual cost

2

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Speed checks

Actual cost

1

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Publication income

Various

1

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Miscellaneous income

Various

30

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Section 38 income

Actual cost

738

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Traffic surveys

Various

27

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Road safety fees and materials

Various

46

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

On-street parking charges

Various

2,015

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Lorry rent

Various

95

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

No

No

N/a

                   
 

Minibus driver training and assessment

60 to 440

64

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Bus contracts - district council cont.

Actual cost

157

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

No

No

N/a

 

Cross boundary bus subsidies

Various

486

Various

Various

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Ferries (contributions from Cities)

Various

28

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

No

No

N/a

 

Routine publicity - contributions from districts

Various

20

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

No

No

N/a

 

Planning - other charges

Various

82

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Trade waste

Various

662

Jan 05

Jan 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Waste management rent

Various

743

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Waste management (PCC/SCC contribution)

Various

97

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

NFFO income

Various

33

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

                   
 

Waste management (West Berkshire contribution)

Various

49

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Waste management (dry recyclables processing)

Various

617

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Waste management - other miscellaneous

Various

74

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

Waste management - commercial use of incinerators

Various

125

Apr 05

Apr 06

N/a

Yes

No

N/a

 

River Hamble -

harbour undertaking

River Hamble -

Visitor Centre

Various

Various

542

80

Dec 05

Dec 05

Dec 06

Dec 06

N/a

N/a

Yes

Yes

No

No

N/a

N/a

3

Services provided free where charges could be made

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

N/a

     

8693

           

    ·

                      Appendix 6D

Policy and Resources

Review of income 2006/07

   

Current charge

Total income

Date of last review

Planned date for next review

Proposed increase (if proposed now)

Is charge set to recover full cost

Yes/No

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Yes/No

Additional income from increased or new charge

   

£

£'000

   

£

   

£

1

Mandatory/National charges

               
 

Chief Executive

               
 

- Commons Registration

 

73

1 Oct 2003

-

-

-

No

-

 

- Recovery of legal costs

 

65

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

-

 

Registration Service

               
 

- Statutory registration fees

 

841

Annual

Nov 06

-

-

No

n/a

                   

2

Discretionary charges

               
 

Chief Executive

               
 

- Legal fees for Police

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

- Legal fees for Fire

 

11

Apr 05

Apr 06

n/a

Yes

No

-

 

- Legal fees for other bodies

 

43

Annual

Apr 06

n/a

Yes

No

-

 

County Treasurer

               
 

- Contractual Income

Various

2,989

Annual

Next Year

-

-

-

-

 

Property, Business and Regulatory

               
 

- Property Services

 

518

-

-

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

Office Accommodation

               
 

- Rent and service charges from other bodies

 

378

-

Various

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

County Farms

               
 

- Agricultural lettings

 

280

Per Agreements

-

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

- Other rents and income

 

110

Per Agreements

-

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

Sites for gypsies and travellers

               
 

- Rents

 

125

May 05

May 06

-

No

No

n/a

 

- Utilities

 

30

May 05

May 06

-

No

No

n/a

 

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

               
 

- Entrance fees

 

336

2005

2006

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

- Conference lettings

 

145

2005

2006

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

- Rents (gardeners)

 

80

2005

2006

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

- Other income

 

184

2005

2006

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

Corporately held land

               
 

- Great Hall sales

 

70

Various

Various

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

- Commercial and other rents

 

1,077

As lease allows

As lease allows

-

Yes

No

n/a

 

Registration Services

               
 

- Fees for marriage in approved premises

 

725

Annual

2006/07

-

Yes

No

n/a

                   

3

Services provided free where charges could be made

               
 

- None

               
     

8,080

           

    ·

Appendix 6E

Recreation and Heritage

Review of income 2006/07

   

Current charge

Total income

Date of last review

Planned date for next review

Proposed increase (if proposed now)

Is charge set to recover full cost

Is charge subject to an assessment scale determined locally?

Additional income from increased or new charge

     

£'000

   

£

Yes/No

Yes/No

£'000

                   

1

Museums and Archives

Fees and charges, publications, photocopying, micro-form, microfiche,. microfilm, photos, searches, cinema use, miscellaneous

Various

964

January 2005

2006

N/A

No

No

N/A

2

Milestones *

Fees and charges, publications, miscellaneous

Various

524

January 2005

2006

25p

No

No

10

                   

3

Libraries **

Fines, video hires, publications

Various

1,799

January 2005

2006

5p

No

No

100

4

Countryside

Entrance charges, car parks

Various

756

January 2005

2006

N/A

No

No

N/A

5

Arts

Fees and charges, rents, bar car parks

Various

550

January 2005

2006

N/A

No

No

N/A

6

Sports and Community

Fees and charges, rents, bar car parks

Various

275

January 2005

2006

N/A

No

No

N/A

                   

7

Calshot Activities Centre

Fees and charges, sales, board, rents

Various

1,984

January 2005

2006

N/A

Yes

No

N/A

 

Total

 

6,852

         

110

                   
 

*

**

Charge for tickets increased by 25p - subject to agreement by Executive Board

Charge for late book returns to be increased from 10p to 15p per day.

Annex 1

Protocol for earmarked reserves

Reserve

Purpose

Use of reserve

Management and control

Review process

Schools.

Earmarking of the balance of unspent delegated budgets.

1

To supplement school's budget share, to finance capital contributions and to provide a contingency.

Responsibility of headteacher and school governing body.

In addition to review by individual governing body, trends reviewed annually by the Children's Services executive member.

2

Up to 25% of total reserve made available on a loan basis to finance school capital projects of an `invest to save' nature. £4.4m expected to be advanced under this scheme by 31 March 2008.

Proposals subject to approval of the capital programme, involving executive member, Cabinet and County Council approval.

Use of loan scheme subject to appraisal of projects and to 25% upper limit.

Trading units.

To enable business units to carry forward planned surpluses.

To meet future deficits and/or restructuring costs, to fund capital investment or to return surpluses to customers by reducing prices.

By responsible Chief Officer subject to executive member approval.

Through production of an annual business plan linked to the budget process.

Service underspendings.

To enable services to carry forward 100% of planned underspendings and at least 50% of unplanned underspendings.

To fund non-recurring expenditure in future years or to phase in the requirement for additional funding or to achieve savings.

By service Chief Officer reporting to the Executive member. Cabinet responsible for approval of cases where more than 50% of a saving is earmarked.

Reviewed annually as part of budget cycle. £636,000 of projected balance of £764,000 at 1 April 2006, due to be used to finance spending in 2006/07.

Change for Children.

New reserve to progress the Change for Children agenda.

An investment fund to pump prime service improvements to deliver the five outcomes of the Children's Act.

By Director of Children Services subject to executive member approval.

Transfers of £1.2m to reserve proposed in 2005/06 to 2007/08.

Insurance.

To cover fire, flood and storm damage reinstatement costs which are already committed and to reserve against adverse trends in liability claims.

To supplement annual `premiums' charged to services.

Chief Executive and County Treasurer subject to Cabinet approval.

At least annually on closure of accounts. Reserve balance expected to decline to £2.0m by 31 March 2008 due to current level of fire damage commitments.

Second homes income.

Agreed to earmark additional council tax income from reducing the discount on second homes in 2004/05 for purposes agreed with the relevant district council.

To fund expenditure in future years on the agreed projects, mainly affordable housing.

By County Treasurer subject to Cabinet approval.

Reviewed at least twice yearly on closure of the accounts and in setting the budget.

General capital.

To assist in matching the timing of the availability of capital financing resources with the timing of capital payments.

To finance locally-resourced capital expenditure.

By County Treasurer in conjunction with decisions on the financing of the capital programme.

Reviewed at least twice yearly on closure of the accounts and in approving a new capital programme. Reserve expected to be fully utilised by the end of 2005/06, and again by the end of 2007/08.

Pay and benefits transitional costs.

To assist in meeting transitional salary protection and back pay costs likely to arise from implementation of the Pay and Benefits review.

To supplement employee budgets in transitional period following implementation.

County Treasurer subject to Cabinet approval.

An addition of £5.7m from balances in 2005/06 is proposed to provide a reserve of £10m in 2006/07.

Grant equalisation.

To assist in managing the impact of future grant loss arising from 2003/04 review of the grant formulae, from non-recurring additional grant in 2004/05 and 2005/06, and from further future grant loss as a result of the 2006/07 formula changes.

To compensate for service and/or council tax impact of grant loss.

County Treasurer subject to Cabinet approval.

Revised in each year's budget planning. Following changes to the 2006/07 grant formulae a contribution of £2.8m to the reserve is proposed in 2005/06, rather than a withdrawal of £5.9m, and further contributions of £1.2m in both 2006/07 and 2007/08.

Modernisation, restructuring and efficiency plan.

A newly established reserve in 2005/06, to assist in funding uncertain future costs associated with the modernisation of the County Council's services.

To fund both pump priming initiatives and continuing higher costs.

County Treasurer and Chief Executive, subject to the approval of the Leader and Cabinet.

Review in each year's budget planning and if necessary on an interim basis during the year. £8.7m of the planned contribution in 2005/06 is proposed to be redirected to the grant equalisation reserve. In 2006/07 £7.5m is proposed to be earmarked for pay and benefits implementation, with the balance of £1.2m transferred to the grant equalisation reserve, leaving £3.4m in the reserve.

Segensworth unit factories.

To enable annual tenant contributions towards repairs to be earmarked for periodic major repair liabilities to infrastructure.

To fund maintenance of specific significant infrastructure costs which are the responsibility of the County Council as freeholder.

Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services subject to terms of relevant agreement.

Reserve is ring-fenced

Other minor reserves..

Sums set aside for specific future purposes.

To fund spending on specified purpose.

Various.

Reviewed at least annually on closure of the accounts. Overall balance projected at £301,000 at 31 March 2008.