Archived decisions

Budget heading

Variation

Adjusted revised budget

Reason

£'000

£'000

Service strategy and regulation

-58

475

A number of minor variations over several budget heads

Older people (aged 65 or over) including older mentally ill

8,364

125,840

5% more domiciliary care packages than allowed for in the budget. Residential care costs are higher and slower implementation on the Enhance project resulted in more purchased nursing care. Planned savings on support costs and other budgets of £1.5m reduced the pressure

Adults under 65 years with a physical or sensory impairment

1,787

23,537

There has been an increased number of high cost residential and nursing placements and additional numbers of clients with complex care needs being supported in the community

Adults under 65 years with a learning disability

1,198

52,081

Loss of Supporting People funding and the impact of clients transferring from Children to Adults have led to cost pressures on residential, day and domiciliary care

Adults under 65 years with mental health needs

119

12,673

The overspend is principally due to higher net residential and nursing care costs than allowed for in the budget principally from lower than expected income. Vacancy management provided some offsetting savings in Assessment and Care Management of £0.4m

Other adult services

-209

1,358

The underspend is principally due to a reduction in expenditure on residential services for Substance Misuse

Supported employment

-72

1,358

A number of minor variations over several budget heads

Asylum seekers

5

19

A number of minor variations over several budget heads

Supporting people

0

32,041

Unapportionable overheads

-10

340

A small variance on the budget for compensatory added years

Budget heading

Variation

Adjusted revised budget

Reason

£'000

£'000

Schools Budgets (non delegated)

Central management

152

4,700

Consists mainly of overspendings on the LMS contingency due to higher temporary classroom rental costs , +£65,000 and support for schools staffing pressures +£103,000 and other minor variations of -£16,000.

Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS)

29

6,675

An overspend on EOTAS of +£29,000 masks an overspend on education centres due to preventative activities of +£276,000; off-set by unbudgeted income from schools for emotionally vulnerable and unwell pupils of -£115,000; an under spend at Basingstoke School Plus of -£81,000 and an under spend on the drugs team of -£51,000 due to recruitment difficulties at the beginning of the year.

Other SEN

-159

14,430

Variations to the numbers of pupils being educated across county borders has meant an overspend for pupils in other authorities special schools of +£235,000. There has been an under spend of -£102,000 for pupils with statements in mainstream schools and an under spend of -£323,000 for the net effect of the inter authority claims for pupils with statements. A minor variation of +£86,000 (0.4%) on out-county placements reflects a variation in this demand-led service. Difficulties in recruiting and retaining social workers for behaviour support teams accounts for a further -£55,000 under spend.

Early Years education

178

29,688

New Opportunities Fund grant income less than anticipated.

LEA Budget (Schools)

Strategic management

-168

5,390

The premature retirement compensation budget under spent, -£77,000 reflecting a reduction in numbers; the SEN audit and moderation budget under spent by -£46,000 because of the temporary suspension of the process during a major review in 2005; insurance premiums were lower by -£24,000 and other minor variations account for the remaining -£21,000 under spend.

Access

-75

21,157

The main variations relate to pupil support (uniform allowances) under spent by -£63,000 due to lack of claims and a home to school transport saving of -£25,000 was made due to beneficial contract price negotiations.

LEA Budget (Non-schools)

Continuing education

-45

1,360

There was a saving on home to college transport of -£45,000 reflecting good contract price negotiations.

Youth Service (including Youth Offending Team)

24

5,349

An end of year adjustment for lower costs incurred for rates resulted in an overspend of +£43,000, off-set by a small under spend on YOT contributions, -£19,000.

Services to schools and support (STS)

24

26,747

Various minor variations, mainly on staffing, account for the 0.1% variation on this budget.

Training and curriculum development

-170

53,749

A shortfall in the number of Advanced Skills Teachers that could be recruited resulted in a saving on LEA contribution to match standards fund grant of -£102,000, Further, unexpected income of -£59,000 in relation to cost incurred in 2004/05 was received.

Children's Social Care

Commissioning and Social Work-(Direct social work costs including Occupational Therapy, assessing need/determining service to be provided)

173

17,567

There was a net overspend on salaries of £72,000 as a result of using agency staff to cover vacancies that could not be recruited to with permanent staff and agency staff are more expensive. There was an over spend of +£76,000 on staff travel costs, and a further +£25,000 on miscellaneous items such as office furniture.

Children looked after (continuous care more than 24 hours includes children's homes, secure accommodation, fostering services)

-99

31,677

Non-County Placements (NCP's) were overspent by £241,000 with many complex with expensive disabilities where the average cost of a placement is approx. £100,000. Independent Foster Payments (IFA's) were under spent by -£340,000, partly because recent success in Family Placement work has avoided the use of IFA's, and increased the use of Stonecroft Residential home. There has been a decrease throughout this financial year of 16 placements.

Family Support Services (family centres, under 8's , direct payments, Home Care , equipment and adaptations)

-271

6,665

The under spend of £271,000 can be broken down to: Home Care -£141,000; Services to Under 8's -£36,000; Direct Payments -£34,000, Section 17 payments-£81,000 and other minor variations of +£21,000. This under spend arises as the focus of the services has been on securing permanent places for children with complex needs.

Other Children and Family Services (includes adoption services, leaving care, grants to voluntary organisations)

132

4,366

Leaving care and adoption settling in grants are still relatively recent statutory responsibilities and the demand and take-up of the service is still being established.

Asylum Seekers

15

336

Expenditure not recouped by grant.

Revenue contribution to capital

260

Additional contribution to capital to fund system developments across children's services

Budget heading

Variation

Adjusted revised budget

Reason

£'000

£'000

Highways and transportation

Highways maintenance - county roads and bridges

166

19,572

Higher expenditure on enhancements to bollards and signs (+£52,000), pre-surface dressing patching (+£35,000), depot drainage improvements (+£25,000), traffic signal monitoring equipment (+£42,000) and other minor variations including an overspending on technical surveys (+£12,000).

School crossing patrols

-7

920

Savings on school crossing patrol officers' salaries, reflecting ongoing staff recruitment difficulties.

Public transport support

-8

6,375

Lower contributions towards cross boundary bus services and savings on administration of minibus driver assessment and training scheme.

Management and support services

-107

19,894

Savings on staff salaries
(-£187,000), office accommodation (-£64,000), advertising traffic regulation orders (-£35,000), printing and stationery (-£20,000) partially offset by lower capital fee recharges (+£159,000), reduced income (+£26,000) and other minor variations (+£14,000).

Planning and development

Development control

13

562

Variations in expenditure on the planning and development sub-service headings reflect a revised basis of cost allocation, based on latest staff time recording information.

Planning policy

-55

2,223

Environmental initiatives

Community development and other projects

36

-1

647

79

Waste management

Non-contract related services

-52

3,157

Underspending of disposal of abandoned vehicles
(-£46,000), household waste recycling centre management (-£7,000), and waste management administration
(-£12,000), partially offset by higher expenditure on facility maintenance (+£7,000) and promotions and developments (+£6,000).

Budget heading

Variation

Adjusted revised budget

Reason

£'000

£'000

Chief Executive's department and other Chief Executive controlled services

-64

Underspend due to delays in appointing to the Health Review Officer post and in relation to IT training for Members.

Elections

112

Elections are run by the District Councils on behalf of the County Council. Not all returns are in from the districts but from the expenditure details so far received, the four year period between elections has seen a marked increase in printing costs, accommodation costs, the cost of postal votes, staffing and support costs. The overspend is also partly due to the agreement in January 2003 that Deputy Returning Officer's fees should be paid according to the size of the actual electorate (current averages is 13,500) rather than be based on a notional electorate of 5,500 for each division.

Repair and Maintenance

-137

3,883

Winter contingency not fully utilised.

Corporately held land

104

-401

Lower rent income and high security costs of properties awaiting disposal.

Sites for Gypsies and Travellers

49

109

Lower rent income

Regulatory Services

117

4,346

Full year effect of new Accredited Community Safety Officers service was higher than original budget provision and Scientific service received reduced income from external customers.

Coroners

82

827

Higher disbursement and courtroom hire costs.

Human Resources Department (HR)

200

1,475

Employment Practice Staffing - Costs of backfilling key posts in Employment Practice due to ill-health and high maternity levels

-130

1,130

Recruitment Advertising - Review of activity and appropriateness of all recruitment assignments, together with a more favourable job market.

-75

130

Hampshire Own Grown - Delays in the start of the Future Leaders and Graduate Placement Programmes in the first year of operation.

External Audit Fee

-49

Audit Commission underspent against their estimate on audit of grant claims; and overspend, based on previous years' history, had been budgeted for. Part of the reduction due to non ring-fencing of some large grants, reducing audit work required.

Other miscellaneous budgets

-50

Mainly higher income from unallocated receipts.

Budget heading

Variation

Adjusted revised budget

Reason

£'000

£'000

Museums

Employees

-62

2,410

Vacancy savings

Equipment, furniture, materials and hired and contracted services

40

160

Additional projects, partially funded by contributions

Income

-15

1,064

Additional contributions towards projects

Libraries and information

Employees

-140

11,933

Vacancy savings

Premises

66

1,657

Increased operational costs primarily rent and energy

Transport

21

479

Increased vehicle running costs

Supplies and services

53

2,649

Higher costs particularly people's network and IT consumables

Income

92

1,766

Reduced video and fines income

Countryside

Employees

-64

3,298

Vacancy savings

Premises

72

386

Increased site maintenance

Supplies and services

162

1,134

Operational spending requirements met from increased income

Income

-183

1,023

Additional earned income across sites

Sport and community

Training

-5

7

Reduced spending

Repair and maintenance

-19

20

Work deferred on county owned community centres

Special project allocation

-10

314

Reduced spending on community centres

Calshot

Energy costs

16

64

Additional operating costs for increased activities

Supplies and services

143

298

Costs for increased activities, primarily equipment costs

Fees and charges

-168

1,851

More day group visits and increased activities, particularly climbing and snow boarding