Decision

NOTED that:

1)    The forecast adverse outturn position in respect of the General Fund for 2026/27 of £0.72m.

2)    The forecast adverse outturn position on the Housing Revenue Account of £0.28m.

3)    The forecast adverse outturn position of the Schools Budget and the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for 2026/27 of £18.18m.

4)    4. The in-year forecast underspend outturn position in respect of the Capital Programme for 2026/27 of £31.61m.

RESOLVED that:

5)    A capital budget for 2026/27 of £0.65m to complete the full business case supporting the Main Guildhall Refurbishment be approved.

6)     A capital budget for 2026/27 of £1.31m for Schools Capital Projects funded from Schools Condition Allocation Grant be approved.

7)    An initial allocation of £0.97m from the Schools High Needs Provision Capital Allocation (HNPCA) to complete the design stages of the prioritised schemes and note the remaining funds are earmarked for the completion of those schemes.

8)    The capital programme is updated to remove the identified Capital scheme savings. A1 Appendix A

9)    Authority for the award of the contract for replacement Chromebooks be delegated to the Executive Director of Corporate Services (S151 Officer) in consultation with the Director of Governance and Law (Monitoring Officer) and the Portfolio Holder for Communities, Commissioning and Customer Contact & Governance