Archived decisions

2006/07 SAVINGS PROPOSALS

APPENDIX 1

Service and Proposal

£000

Has saving already

If saving not yet fully achieved,

Comments on progress in implementing

Savings for which you consider

been achieved?

is there a detailed implementation

plan or if no plan any other evidence of

there is firm evidence of likely

(Yes or No)

plan in place, containing actions,

progress in achieving savings

achievement

responsibility and timings? ( Yes or No)

£000

ADULT SERVICES

Service remodelling and re-provision.

2199

Various

Dependant on schemes, although most considered achievable some slippage on some but with additional savings on one scheme.

1828

Staffing efficiencies.

1074

No

Various

Dependant on schemes, although most considered achievable some slippage on some but with additional savings on one scheme.

502

Maximising income from Health for continuing care.

260

No

No

Savings uncertain and may need other action.

260

Absorption of inflation on supplies and services.

300

No

No

Savings uncertain and may need other action in some areas.

113

Reduction in travel expenditure.

80

No

No

Strategy put in place for older people (who are anticipating greater savings overall) and Resources. No plans for Younger Adults yet.

80

Transition - savings from clients leaving adults.

662

No

No

Savings uncertain and may need other action.

662

Support Service savings.

250

No

Yes

Saving affects several areas within resources with budgets affected being monitored and controlled.

250

Other miscellaneous savings.

200

No

Various

Dependant on schemes, although most considered achievable some slippage on some but with additional savings on one scheme.

140

Additional income from fees and charges in excess of inflation.

570

No

No

Revised charging policy approved by Executive Member and PRC. Savings achieved will be monitored during implementation.

75

Additional savings and service withdrawals.

819

No

Various

Dependant on schemes, although most considered achievable some slippage.

806

6414

4716

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LEA

Staffing vacancy.

38

Throughout year

Vacancy held within the department - base budget has been adjusted, therefore, if the post is filled now, that would be separately funded from other savings.

38

Home to school transport - after school activities.

78

Yes - service ceased

78

Sale of Wessex Way lease.

85

No

Eastleigh Family Centre are to re-located to the premises (wef end of June) and therefore the Youth Service is unable to pursue selling the lease. Although there is some funding available to potentially off-set these foregone lease costs from the existing premises charges for the FC (£38,000 in 2006/07), these are likely to be used to purchase office equipment in 2006/07.

0

Reduced service demands - inc FE awards & catering.

27

Throughout year

Demand is expected to be down all year, so the benefit of the saving will accrue gradually. Nothing has changed to make this in doubt since the saving was agreed.

27

Income generation - inc school milk admin (£5k) charge, youth service (£10k).

15

No

Ability to generate the admin charge will depend on the take up of school meals following increased prices too soon to assess success of income generation in Youth service.

15

Standards Fund - matched funding.

363

Yes - this was a technical adjustment to reflect the changes to the Standards fund matched funding requirements and has been fully achieved.

363

Social Care

Stonham contract.

440

No

The savings anticipated were on 4 supported lodgings that would otherwise have been an NCP and a further 6 placements to replace bed and breakfast provision.

440

To date there have been four placements, two instead of independent fostering placements and two instead of private lodgings. Anticipated savings at this point were £35,000, but actual savings have been £9,000. There were no placements that replaced Non-county placement provision which generate the larger potential savings. However, the savings for this year are based on a staggered implementation and the more costly placements were not expected to be for a full financial year, so it may still be possible that the full savings may be made, based on current activity. This is an action point on the agenda for the Children and Families branch management team and will continue to be monitored.

Family group conferences.

25

Yes - savings are based on bringing the 'daybreaks' contract in house. 2.2 fte's were transferred under TUPE  from 1/4/06 as expected and all other Tupe'd staff found jobs elsewhere or declined the offer. Therefore the savings target of £25k will be achieved.

25

1071

986

ENVIRONMENT

CLIP - efficiency savings to be realised.

100

No

Yes

Various efficiency savings being implemented in partnership with term maintenance contractor.

100

Additional income from commuted sums from developers and increased licence fees.

150

No

Yes

Working group has been set up with Network Management branch to take this forward.

150

Traffic management Act - savings on non- recurring items.

75

Yes

Deletion of non-recurring item from budget.

75

IT system development - highways maintenance systems.

50

Yes

Saving reflected in detailed allocation of highway maintenance budget.

50

Highways materials efficiencies - type 3 sub-base, infra red patching recycling and lighting.

98

No

Yes

Implementation of savings being monitored by departmental Business Efficiencies Group.

98

Bus subsidies - review of contracted services.

90

No

No

Proposals are currently being developed as part of overall budget strategy for public transport including a county-wide programme of area reviews.

90

Network management savings.

100

Yes

Savings identified and reflected in allocations to budget holders.

100

Traffic management - reduced advice and advertising of orders.

60

Yes

Staff and advertising savings have been implemented.

60

Intelligent transport systems - staffing and other savings.

74

Yes

Savings identified and reflected in allocations to budget holder.

74

SHRT development.

58

Yes

Reduced provision for future stages of SHRT.

58

IT savings.

30

Yes

Savings identified and reflected in allocations to budget holder.

30

Landscape planning and heritage.

571

Yes

Planned reductions totalling £510,000 made to capital and revenue programmes, together with £61,000 of staff savings.

571

Natural resources and environment futures.

132

Yes

Reductions made to operational budgets, together with reduced LIFE match funding and staff savings.

132

Ecology.

64

Yes

Planned reductions made to capital and revenue programmes.

64

Spatial strategy.

61

Yes

Implementation of planned reductions in operational support, together with staff saving.

61

Strategy and information.

9

Yes

Minor staff savings achieved.

9

Income - planning delivery grant and site monitoring.

75

Yes

Confirmation from the Government of an allocation of £77,000 planning delivery grant for 2006/07.

75

Abandoned vehicles - scrap metal prices.

100

Yes

Ongoing savings likely to be achieved based on 2005/06 outturn, but are subject to continued buoyancy of scrap metal market.

100

Additional waste management funding streams.

120

No

No

Additional staff have now been appointed within waste management section to strengthen contract management which is expected to lead to savings and/or the generation of new income streams.

0

School crossing patrols - unfilled vacancies.

25

Yes

Budget reduced to reflect reality of ongoing recruitment difficulties.

25

Road safety.

5

Yes

Economies identified and reflected in budget plan.

5

Traffic survey income.

5

Yes

Additional income identified.

5

2052

1932

POLICY AND RESOURCES

HR

SAP benefit realisation.

250

50k recruitment savings - very confident.

150

200k main HR service - confident about half, 06/07 projections show HR to be 100k overspent so less confident about balance but HR may be able to achieve it.

Occupational health - buy back of services by schools.

150

Buy in from schools equates to 134k - OHU will just not spend the other 16k.

150

Property, Business and Regulatory services

Corporate procurement savings.

100

Yes

Allocation across departments agreed by Corporate Procurement.

100

Network. Savings identified more than cover savings target.

County Treasurer

SAP benefit realisation.

100

In part

Yes - mostly

100

600

500

RECREATION AND HERITAGE

IT efficiencies.

100

Partially

Yes

Key feature is the procurement of a new Library Management System which is progressing ; anticipate revenue savings partially offset by need to invest in new hardware.

100

(see note (*))

Reductions across services.

198

Yes

Yes

Allocated to budget managers via their cash limit for the year. Confident they will achieve this as in recent years.

198

Library efficiency and other savings.

287

Partially

Partially

Approved Libraries budget requires total savings of £287,000 to be achieved. This is harder to achieve with downward trend in income and some savings will require major shifts in expenditure which will not have an immediate impact. (*) Where it is not possible to achieve savings by other means, it will be necessary to make further savings on other budget allocations, including the Book Fund as a last resort.

287

(see note (*))

585

585

TOTAL

10722

8719