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Policy & Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 6.00 pm
September 15, 2025 View on council websiteSummary
The Policy & Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee of Blackburn with Darwen Council convened on 15 September 2025, to discuss the council's budget challenge, future meeting dates, and the committee's work programme. The meeting included a review of the council's financial position and a discussion of the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Here's a breakdown of the key topics:
Budget Challenge - Half Year Position
The committee was scheduled to discuss the budget challenge and the half year position. This included a review of the Statement of Accounts 2024 to 2025, an Update to Medium Term Financial Plan 202629 and Development of Budget 202627, and a Capital Monitoring Outturn Q4 2024 25 report.
The Statement of Accounts 2024 to 2025 included an introduction from Dean Langton, Strategic Director Finance and Resources (s151 Officer) at Blackburn with Darwen Council, who noted that the council balanced its budget in 2024/25, despite operating in challenging times.
The report also provided an overview of the borough, including:
- Demographic profile: Blackburn with Darwen had an estimated population of 157,503 in mid-2023, with a younger than average age profile.
- Political structure: The council is split into 17 wards, each represented by 3 councillors. As of May 2024, the political make-up was 29 Labour, 12 4 BwD, 9 Conservative, and 1 Independent councillors.
- Financial performance: The council approved a revenue budget of £137.765 million for 2024/25. Actual expenditure was £36.273 million, which is 61.8% of the revised programme.
The Capital Monitoring Outturn Q4 2024 25 report noted that the approved portfolio capital programme for 2024/25 was £75.198 million, although additional approvals and re-profiling of capital schemes in year resulted in a revised programme of £58.652 million.
Work Programme 2025/26
The committee was scheduled to review the Work Programme 2025/26 for the year.
Dates of Future Meetings
The committee was scheduled to confirm the dates of future meetings, which were proposed as 5th January 2026 and 9th March 2026.
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