Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision (Cabinet)

I, Councillor Jack Youd, (Deputy City Mayor), in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve the recommendations and note:

1. People (Children’s) core revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £3.168m against budget and DSG outturn £10.784m overspend.
2. People (Adults) revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £1.375m
3. Place revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is £0.051m underspend against budget.
4. Resources and Transformation revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a £5.426m overspend against budgeted expenditure.

·         Temporary Accommodation Housing Benefit Subsidy loss £4.299m overspend

·         R&T Budget £1.127m overspend

1. Public Health revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is balanced to budget.
2. Precepts and Levies revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is an overspend of £0.750m.
3. Capital Financing revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a balanced position.
4. Corporate/Other Budgets revenue outturn position for 2024/25 is a £11.939m underspend.
5. General fund reserve balance at 31st March 2025 increase to £16.6m.
6. Decrease in usable earmarked reserves of £5.7m.
7. Capital programme expenditure for 2024/25 is £117.255m against the final revised capital programme of £125.361m, resulting in an £8.106m underspend.

The Reasons are:

To review and note the provisional outturn position of expenditure against the 2024/25 revenue and capital budgets including a summary of general balances and accept the position that will then be incorporated in the council’s draft annual statement of accounts. 

Options considered and rejected were: Not applicable.

Assessment of Risk:

Key budgetary control risks are identified in this report, including forecast variances and risk levels associated with the realisation of savings proposals.

The source of funding is: Not applicable

Legal Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report.

Financial Advice obtained: Financial implications are set out in the report.

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report.

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report.

Climate Change Advice obtained: Not applicable to this report.

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

• Cabinet 11/03/25 - 2024/25 Revenue Budget Outturn – Quarter 3
• Cabinet 26/11/25 - 2024/25 Q2 Revenue Outturn Report and Q2 Capital Outturn Report
• Cabinet 27/08/25 - 2024/25 Q1 Revenue Outturn Report and Q1 Capital Outturn Report
• Council 05/03/25 - 2024/25 Revenue Budget and Capital Programme

Contact Officers:  

Name: Rachel Rosewell, Chief Finance Officer

Email: Rachel.Rosewell@salford.gov.uk

Name: Paul Hutchings, Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Email: Paul.Hutchings@salford.gov.uk

Name: Tony Thompstone, Strategic Finance Manager (Corporate)

Email: Tony.Thompstone@salford.gov.uk                                 

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Overview and Scrutiny Boar.           

Signed:      Councillor Jack Youd                        Dated:     09.07.25                                                 

                        Deputy City Mayor

For Democratic Services use only

This decision was published on  09.07.25                                           

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 16.07.25                                                   unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.