Budget Overview December 2014

The purpose of today’s presentation is to explain…. The budget reductions that need to be made and the Council’s strategy for delivering them What this means for the Council and potential impact on the voluntary sector The pilot of a Community Empowerment Fund … and to take your questions

Strategic Overview £43m of savings required , because of: –reductions in government grant and increases in cost but –offset by some additional income significant investment from reserves because it will take a long time to deliver the reductions Budget reductions required across every Council service Set of strategic proposals now published as a basis for consultation until end Jan 2015 Budget approved end of February 2015 after which specific consultation on individual options will follow Implementation of most options unlikely before Autumn 2015 and many will not be fully implemented until 2016 Flexibility retained in event of any improvements in position over next two years

The Council’s Strategy Delivering this scale of savings – on top of £100m already saved – will be a huge challenge Council has worked hard to develop options which maintain our commitment to strategic priorities: –Economic Prosperity & Narrowing the Gap –Protecting the most vulnerable from budget reductions –Retaining our values as a good employer Also proposing to protect children’s social care, highways & neighbourhood services from (further) front line reductions Proposals for reductions across all other services a combination of some “traditional” options; alternative service delivery models and more on-line delivery Only alternatives are large scale outsourcing and/or deeper cuts to in-house services and/or reductions in terms and conditions

Corporate -£15.9– 17.9m Adult Social Care - £ £7.75m Children’s - £ m D&R - £2.25 – 2.5m Environment - £ m Chief Executives - £2-2.5m Cross-cutting - £4-5m Total - £38.5– 45.2m Overall Budget Structure

Corporate and Cross Cutting Options £15-17m of corporate savings including: –funding from the NHS –reduction in GM Transport and Waste Levy’s –accommodation savings A cross cutting saving of £4-5m by streamlining and standardising administration and support services. This will potentially impact on every service Lead Officer Lynne Ridsdale tel

Budget Options – Children’s Services Lead officer John Livesey Savings OptionSavings target Review of Children’s Centres£1 – 1.5m Review of Youth, Sport and Play Services £ m General efficiencies, including voluntary sector grants, accommodation savings and income from schools £1m Total£2.5 – 3.5m

Budget Options – Environmental Services Lead Officer Malcolm Cox Savings OptionSavings target Review of Highway Insurance budget & street lighting renewal £0.8m Changes to waste collection by maintaining collection frequency but moving to 140l bins £1.25m Remove Subsidy in Schools & Community Services £1m Review of Area Working and Neighbourhood Management Budgets £0.25m A shared service with Wigan Council for all or most Environmental Services £2 - 3m Total£5.3 – 6.3m

Budget Options – Development & Regeneration Lead officer Keith Davies Savings OptionSavings target Review and generation of additional income in Housing Services £0.5m Options to increase income from planning, housing, work programme contract £0.3m Further reduction in leisure subsidy and for aspects of free provision £0.3m Staffing and budget reductions from planning, economic development and regeneration £0.7m Retain existing network but review Libraries and Museums £ m Reduction in revenue budget for town centre promotion and events £0.2m Total£2.3 – 2.5m

Budget Options – Chief Executive’s Lead officer Lynne Ridsdale Savings OptionSavings target Review of corporate support services – Finance, ICT, Policy, property, legal and democratic, HR/OD, Communications £2m Reduction in corporate voluntary sector grants£0.25 Total£2.25m

Budget Options – Adult Social Care Lead officer John Livesey Savings OptionSavings target Review of commissioned preventative & early intervention services £1m Review of care assessment services, care packages and direct payments £1.5m Review of Extra Care Service£1m Small scale cuts and general efficiencies£0.25m Arms length Council company for some adult’s social care provision £ m Total£ m

Adult Social Care model Service “A” – transfer in-house services and associated staff to “arms-length company” Existing staff given the option to transfer in on existing terms and conditions or take VS/VER New staff would be employed on different T&C’s –living wage –stakeholder pension –occupational sick pay scheme, leave etc Service “B” – established to earn new income & win new business. New staff will be recruited - likely to be small organisation to start with but with potential to grow over time

Next Steps Development of a detailed business case and project plan relating to the establishment of the Adult Social Care model This will examine a range of important issues –governance –company structure –financial and commercial issues –staffing issues including TUPE This work will run in parallel to the budget consultation process

Overview of likely impact of budget reductions for voluntary sector Specific impact on funding levels not yet clear – subject to detail of options within Adults and Children’s Services In general, levels of funding reductions proposed are likely to be comparable to 2013/15 budget round & at a level which is consistent with other Council services Detailed consultation on levels and areas for reductions will be undertaken when specifics worked up – meetings; Q&A & arrangements for feedback

Timetable and process for Voluntary Sector Funding Reductions Proposals approved for strategic consultation from now to end Jan 2015 Post consultation report will then be prepared for Budget Cabinet and Budget Council at end of February 2015 Implementation takes place from March 2015 over next months; precise timetable to be determined

Impact of Voluntary Sector Funding Reductions Scale of impact of reductions likely to vary by group Groups that provide high priority services to vulnerable groups likely to see least impact Allocation has been made for transitional funding which means reductions unlikely to come in before 2016/17

Pilot of a Community Empowerment Fund £ allocated to pilot the start-up and / or delivery of creative ideas to: –reduce demand for Council services and/or –make improvements to the environment or –provision for Young People Scheme will be piloted during 2015/17 budget period Bids sought from as many partners as possible and will be considered from the voluntary sector, businesses or community groups Bids assessed and approved by Cabinet members against the criteria of: –value against investment –impact –sustainability –contribution to strategic objectives.

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