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 |
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Non-pay revenue costs of Copnor Fire Station |
26 |
26 |
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Collaborative insurance arrangements |
40 |
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Reduction in allowances associated with the former day-crewing system |
578 |
131 |
4 |
|
Sale of housing stock - savings in maintenance costs |
25 |
25 |
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Organisational restructuring of the Human Resources Department |
121 |
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Reduction in administrative support costs (through organisational restructuring and economies of scale in Service Delivery) |
98 |
22 |
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Grey Book staff organisational restructuring in Service Delivery departments |
386 |
94 |
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Cost reductions from adopting the Ministry of Defence fixed telecommunications (`Firebuy' contract) |
18 |
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More cost-effective photocopier and shirt contract |
25 |
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Organisational restructuring in Training Department |
58 |
51 |
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Organisational restructuring in Control Room |
38 |
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Co-responder uniform contract |
5 |
|||
Reduction in budget for new hydrant schemes used to reduce buildings maintenance backlog |
50 |
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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 |
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Surplus carried forward |
-1,187 |
-1,349 |
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Value of efficiencies in excess of target |
-349 |
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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 |
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Staff regrading |
66 |
5 |
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Increase in wholetime crewing at Havant fire station to shift from 1.10.08 |
598 |
598 |
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Transfer of water tender and wholetime staff to Southsea fire station from 1.10.08 |
366 |
366 |
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Temporary crewing support for new retained crew at St Marys fire station |
132 |
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New post created as Logistics Manager in community safety |
19 |
13 |
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Transfer of special equipment unit and wholetime staff to Cosham fire station from 1.7.08 |
215 |
71 |
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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 |
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Organisational restructuring of the Human Resources Department |
32 |
4 |
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Increase grade and hours of Fitness Adviser |
23 |
|||
Organisational restructuring of Community Safety Department |
152 |
40 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Organisational restructuring in the Training Department |
48 |
|||
IT project Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) |
18 |
|||
Workforce management information system |
70 |
-70 |
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Yet to be allocated |
149 |
55 |
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Total efficiencies applied |
2,242 |
1,217 |
55 |
3,514 |