Archived decisions

    Appendix 4

Efficiencies and how they can be applied

1. Efficiencies:

Item

2008/09

£'000

2009/10

£'000

2010/11

£'000

Total

£'000

Relocation of resources from Copnor Fire Station

875

785

   

Non-pay revenue costs of Copnor Fire Station

 

26

26

 

Collaborative insurance arrangements

40

     

Reduction in allowances associated with the former day-crewing system

578

131

4

 

Sale of housing stock - savings in maintenance costs

 

25

25

 

Organisational restructuring of the Human Resources Department

121

     

Reduction in administrative support costs (through organisational restructuring and economies of scale in Service Delivery)

98

22

   

Grey Book staff organisational restructuring in Service Delivery departments

386

94

   

Cost reductions from adopting the Ministry of Defence fixed telecommunications (`Firebuy' contract)

18

     

More cost-effective photocopier and shirt contract

25

     

Organisational restructuring in Training Department

58

51

   

Organisational restructuring in Control Room

38

     

Co-responder uniform contract

5

     

Reduction in budget for new hydrant schemes used to reduce buildings maintenance backlog

 

50

   

Efficiency gains in Human Resources Department used to fund increase in Maternity pay

 

33

   

Value of efficiency savings identified to date

2,242

1,217

55

3,514

Surplus bought forward

 

1,187

1,349

 

Surplus carried forward

-1,187

-1,349

   

Value of efficiencies in excess of target

   

-349

 

Total required by Government

1,055

1,055

1,055

3,165

2. How they can be applied:

Item

2008/09

£'000

2009/10

£'000

2010/11

£'000

Total

£'000

Reduction of business education income

117

     

Staff regrading

66

5

   

Increase in wholetime crewing at Havant fire station to shift from 1.10.08

598

598

   

Transfer of water tender and wholetime staff to Southsea fire station from 1.10.08

366

366

   

Temporary crewing support for new retained crew at St Marys fire station

132

     

New post created as Logistics Manager in community safety

19

13

   

Transfer of special equipment unit and wholetime staff to Cosham fire station from 1.7.08

215

71

   

Increase in retained salaries for completing incident recording system

 

22

   

Increase in retained salaries for additional Eastleigh crewing

64

     

Temporary increase in salaries cost for retained claims input

31

-31

   

Organisational restructuring of the Human Resources Department

32

4

   

Increase grade and hours of Fitness Adviser

23

     

Organisational restructuring of Community Safety Department

152

40

   

Redeployment of staff to Marketing and Communications Department

53

     

Review of reprographics service - increase in stationery budget

20

     

Increased secretarial support resulting from additional area managers

6

19

   

Increased buildings maintenance budget to help reduce backlog

 

50

   

Increase in maternity pay

 

33

   

Additional responsibility allowances paid to grey book

160

     

Retained management system

52

-52

   

Organisational restructuring in the Training Department

48

     

IT project Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)

18

     

Workforce management information system

70

-70

   

Yet to be allocated

 

149

55

 

Total efficiencies applied

2,242

1,217

55

3,514