On 4 December 2018 the Executive approved, amended and new, budget proposals for consultation as required with the public, interested parties, staff and the Trade Unions.

The Director of Finance will submit a report (Document “AQ”) which provides the Executive with an update on national announcements and local decisions since 4 December 2018. It also identifies issues and uncertainties which could still have a bearing on the final size of the funding gap for the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21 to be closed by Budget decisions.

Recommended –

Executive are asked to note the contents of this report and to have regard to the information contained within this report when considering the recommendations to make to Council on a budget for 2019/20 and budget proposals for 2020/21 at their meeting on 19 February 2019.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Tom Caselton - 01274 434472)

Resolved –

That the contents of Document “AQ” be noted and that Executive has regard to the information contained within Document “AQ” when considering the recommendations to make to Council on a budget for 2019/20 and budget proposals for 2020/21 at their meeting on 19 February 2019.

ACTION: Director of Finance

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Tom Caselton - 01274 434472)

On 4 December 2018 the Executive approved, amended and new, budget proposals for consultation as required with the public, interested parties, staff and the Trade Unions.

The Director of Finance submitted a report (Document “AQ”) which provided the Executive with an update on national announcements and local decisions since 4 December 2018. It also identified issues and uncertainties which could still have a bearing on the final size of the funding gap for the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21 to be closed by Budget decisions.

The report set out details of the Local Government Settlement as well as one of monies that had been received from Central Government.

The Leader welcomed the report and stressed that this was now the 8^th year of austerity and that it was becoming increasingly difficult to meet our objectives, particularly in the sphere of Adults and Children’s Social Care, with one off monies not really bridging the funding gap. In addition the fair funding review did not reflect Bradford’s needs and vulnerability were not taken up as a factor in the funding criteria, so these were tough times for resident, people in public services and for the country at large.

Resolved –

That the contents of Document “AQ” be noted and that Executive has regard to the information contained within Document “AQ” when considering the recommendations to make to Council on a budget for 2019/20 and budget proposals for 2020/21 at their meeting on 19 February 2019.

ACTION: Director of Finance

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate