Targeted Budget Management (TBM) 2026/27 Month 5 (August)

October 15, 2026 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website
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Decision

  1. Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £23.835m.
  2. Cabinet notes the additional risks of £18.862m included in the table at Appendix 2 which are not included in the forecast figure above.
  3. Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA), which is an overspend of £1.145m.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Cabinet notes the Treasury Management update at Appendix 3.
  7. Cabinet approves the addition of new projects to the capital programme totalling £0.357m as set out in Appendix 4.
  8. Cabinet approves the capital budget variations of £0.717m and reprofiling of £20.094m set out in Appendix 5.
  9. Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme at Appendix 5.
  10. Cabinet notes the aged debt position shown at Appendix 7.

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Thursday, 15th October, 2026 10.30am on October 15, 2026

Supporting Documents

Targeted Budget Management TBM 202627 Month 5 August.pdf
Appendix 1 - Service forecast dashboards.pdf
Appendix 2 - Table of Additional Risks.pdf
Appendix 3 - Treasury Management Update.pdf
Appendix 4 - New Capital Schemes.pdf
Appendix 5 - Capital Programme performance.pdf
Appendix 6 - Transformation Programme progress risks.pdf
Appendix 7 - Age of debt in years as of 31st August 2026.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date15 Oct 2026
Effective from24 Oct 2026
Subject to call-inYes