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Meeting date changed from 22 September, Overview and Scrutiny Board - Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 6.00 pm
September 30, 2025 View on council website Watch video of meetingSummary
The Overview and Scrutiny Board of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) met on Tuesday 30 September 2025 to discuss their work plan, the final recommendations of the Community Governance Review, and the council's budget monitoring.
Community Governance Review
The board was scheduled to discuss the final recommendations of the Task and Finish Group relating to the Community Governance Review.
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 20071 devolved power from the Secretary of State to principal councils to carry out community governance reviews and put in place or make changes to local community governance arrangements.
The Council commenced a review following the Council decision in October 2024 at which the terms of reference and timetable were approved. The Task and Finish Group has considered the response to the consultation, taking into account all relevant factors, engaged with local ward councillors and existing parish councils before determining these recommendations.
Cabinet was scheduled to consider the final recommendations of the Task and Finish Group and to make a recommendation to the council.
Work Plan
The Overview and Scrutiny Board was asked to consider and identify work priorities for publication in a Work Plan.
Council Budget Monitoring
The board was scheduled to receive the Council Budget Monitoring 2025/26 at Quarter One report.
The report provides the quarter one 2025/26 projected financial outturn information for the general fund, capital programme, housing revenue account (HRA)2 and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)3.
The quarter one position reflects the increasing financial challenges facing local government around social care for both adults and children and in making provision for a growing number of children and young adults with special education needs and disabilities (SEND)[^5].
The forecast revenue outturn is indicating a £3.7m overspend, but officers are continuing to seek mitigations to deliver a balanced budget by the year end.
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A housing revenue account (HRA) is a local authority account of expenditure and income on its own housing stock. ↩
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The dedicated schools grant (DSG) is the primary source of funding for schools and local authorities’ high needs responsibilities. ↩
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Special educational needs and disability (SEND) is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe the needs of children who have difficulties or disabilities that make learning harder for them than for most children of the same age. ↩
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