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Appendix 3

Efficiency improvements 2007/08 to 2010/11


		Adult Services	Children's Services	Environ- ment	Policy and Resources	Recreation and Heritage	Total
2007/08		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Cashable efficiency improvements:
a	Producing a budget saving and meeting the Government's definition of efficiency:
	Efficiency savings planned in 2007/08	5,658	598	943	-	820	8,019

b	Producing a budget saving but not meeting the Government's definition of efficiency	-	-	227	100	-	327

c	Not producing a budget saving:
	Salary increments absorbed	575	310	-	588	280	1,753
	SAP benefits realisation	-	-	-	524	-	524
	Other improvements	737	239	744	3,236	-	4,956
	Total c	1,312	549	744	4,348	280	7,233

Total of all efficiency improvements (a+b+c)		6,970	1,147	1,914	4,448	1,100	15,579
Total budget savings (a+b)		5,658	598	1,170	100	820	8,346
Total savings meeting the Government's efficiency definition (a+c)		6,970	1,147	1,687	4,348	1,100	15,252


		Adult Services	Children's Services	Environ- ment	Policy and Resources	Recreation and Heritage	Total
2008/09		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Cashable efficiency improvements:
a	Producing a budget saving and meeting the Government's definition of efficiency:
	Efficiency savings planned in 2008/09	6,956	400	1,199	-	860	9,415

b	Producing a budget saving but not meeting the Government's definition of efficiency	300	-	20	150	-	470

c	Not producing a budget saving:
	Salary increments absorbed	475	355	-	633	230	1,693
	SAP benefits realisation	-	-	-	220	-	220
	Other improvements	-	17	628	2,603	-	3,248
	Total c	475	372	628	3,456	230	5,161

Total of all efficiency improvements (a+b+c)		7,731	772	1,847	3,606	1,090	15,046
Total budget savings (a+b)		7,256	400	1,219	150	860	9,885
Total savings meeting the Government's efficiency definition (a+c)		7,431	772	1,827	3,456	1,090	14,576


		Adult Services	Children's Services	Environ- ment	Policy and Resources	Recreation and Heritage	Total
2009/10		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Cashable efficiency improvements:
a	Producing a budget saving and meeting the Government's definition of efficiency:
	Efficiency savings planned in 2009/10	1,256	900	60	-	114	2,330

b	Producing a budget saving but not meeting the Government's definition of efficiency	-	-	-	150	-	150

c	Not producing a budget saving:
	Salary increments absorbed	475	364	-	633	230	1,702
	SAP benefits realisation	-	-	-	60	-	60
	Other improvements	-	17	732	2,676	-	3,425
	Total c	475	381	732	3,369	230	5,187

Total of all efficiency improvements (a+b+c)		1,731	1,281	792	3,519	344	7,667
Total budget savings (a+b)		1,256	900	60	150	114	2,480
Total savings meeting the Government's efficiency definition (a+c)		1,731	1,281	792	3,369	344	7,517


		Adult Services	Children's Services	Environ- ment	Policy and Resources	Recreation and Heritage	Total
2010/11		£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Cashable efficiency improvements:
a	Producing a budget saving and meeting the Government's definition of efficiency:
	Efficiency savings planned in 2010/11	1,812	800	-	-	70	2,682

b	Producing a budget saving but not meeting the Government's definition of efficiency	-	-	-	150	-	150

c	Not producing a budget saving:
	Salary increments absorbed	475	372	-	633	230	1,710
	SAP benefits realisation	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Other improvements	-	17	1,112	2,796	-	3,925
	Total c	475	389	1,112	3,429	230	5,635

Total of all efficiency improvements (a+b+c)		2,287	1,189	1,112	3,579	300	8,467
Total budget savings (a+b)		1,812	800	0	150	70	2,832
Total savings meeting the Government's efficiency definition (a+c)		2,287	1,189	1,112	3,429	300	8,317

Notes

Cashable efficiency improvements occur when:

- inputs (money, people, assets etc) are reduced but outputs remain unchanged

- the price of inputs (procurement, labour costs etc) are reduced but outputs remain unchanged.

a) Cashable efficiency improvements producing budget savings and meeting the Government's definition of efficiency include general procurement savings against the budget provision of a 2.5% increase in prices.

b) Cashable efficiency improvements producing budget savings but not meeting the Government's definition of efficiency include introducing new charges for services and fortuitous savings.

c) Cashable efficiency improvements not producing budget savings arise because the efficiency is avoiding unbudgeted cost e.g. staff reductions made to absorb increments, procurement efficiencies where costs are still exceeding 2.5%, capital receipts or developer contributions applied to avoid unplanned additional borrowing.

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