Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 2026/27 Month 5 (August)
October 15, 2026 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council websiteFull council record
Decision
- Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £23.835m.
- Cabinet notes the additional risks of £18.862m included in the table at Appendix 2 which are not included in the forecast figure above.
- Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA), which is an overspend of £1.145m.
- Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant, which is an overspend of £7.368m in year resulting in a cumulative deficit of £9.130m.
- Cabinet notes the progress of transformation programmes shown in Appendix 6 and the delivery of savings as detailed at 3.8 and 3.9 of the report.
- Cabinet notes the Treasury Management update at Appendix 3.
- Cabinet approves the addition of new projects to the capital programme totalling £0.357m as set out in Appendix 4.
- Cabinet approves the capital budget variations of £0.717m and reprofiling of £20.094m set out in Appendix 5.
- Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme at Appendix 5.
- Cabinet notes the aged debt position shown at Appendix 7.
Related Meeting
Cabinet - Thursday, 15th October, 2026 10.30am on October 15, 2026
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Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Effective from | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |