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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
(Cabinet)
 
I
Councillor Tracy Kelly, Statutory Deputy City
Mayor,  in exercise of the powers
contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve the recommendations to:
 

1.   
Note the net reduction to the capital programme of
£8.809m.

2.   
Note the reprofiles into 2026/27 of
£13.005m.

3.   
Note actual spend to the end of Quarter 2 of
£33.650m and the revised forecast of
£113.650m.
The Reasons are:

·        
The approved programme
as per the 2025/26 Council budget was £99.818m, with general
unsupported borrowing forecasted to be
£27.396m.

·        
Following 2024/25
quarter 3 outturn changes and changes in the quarter 1 report the
baseline for the quarter 2 capital programme was
£153.429m.  The actual spend to
the end of Quarter 2 of £33.650m and the revised forecast for
2025/26 is £113.650m.

·        
The details of the
further changes to the capital programme and expenditure to date in
Quarter 2 were included within the report presented to Cabinet on
25.11.25.
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.
Financial Advice
obtained:

Report produced by the
Finance team working with budget managers across all service
groups.  
Procurement Advice obtained:
Not applicable.
HR Advice
obtained: Not
applicable.
Climate Change Advice
obtained: Not
applicable.

Equality Impact Assessment and
Implications: 
Equality impact assessments are
assessed at an individual savings level by the service group
responsible. 

Other directorates consulted:
All,
council wide matter.

The following documents have been used to assist the
decision process:
The
budget strategy.
Contact Officer:  

Name: Rachel Rosewell,
Chief Finance Officer 

Telephone: 07855
066602? 

Email:
Rachel.Rosewell@salford.gov.uk 

 

Name: Paul Hutchings,
Deputy Chief Finance Officer 

Telephone: 0161 793
2574 

Email:
Paul.Hutchings@salford.gov.uk 

 

Name: Grace Rogerson,
Capital Finance Manager

Telephone: 0161 793
2506 

Email:
Grace.Rogerson@salford.gov.uk 
                                   
The
appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Overview and
Scrutiny Board.

 

 

Signed:
    Councillor Tracy
Kelly                           
       Dated:
 25.11.25                                                    
.
                       
Statutory Deputy City Mayor
 

For
Democratic Services use only

 

This decision was
published on 25.11.25                                            

This decision will
come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 02.12.25                   
                              
unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.