1. Environment & Neighbourhood Services Budget Briefing Sue Harper Director Bharat Jashapara Assistant Director - Strategic Finance

2. Services provided by the Environment & Neighbourhood Services Services are broadly provided within 2 large areas: Environment & Protection Services Division Neigbourhood Services Division

3. Environment & Protection Division Services include:  Recycling and Waste – Recycling, bulky waste, street cleaning, clinical waste, domestic waste, graffiti, abandoned vehicles.  Consumer and Business Protection - Food safety, health and safety, public safety, trading standards.  Safer Streets - Animal welfare, licensing, public mortuary, parking control, pest control, pollution control, public health, street lighting, trees, waste control.

4. Environment & Protection Division (Con’t)  Emergency Planning and Business Continuity - CCTV, emergency control room, emergency planning.  Passenger Transport - A bespoke bus transport service

5. Neighbourhood Services Division Services include:  Highway & Transport Delivery – Highways maintenance, highways improvement, reduction of traffic congestion, improvement of cycling and walking networks  Libraries, Arts & Heritage – libraries, Brent museum, arts  Sports, Parks & Cemetaries - provision of parks and open spaces, range of sporting activities, burials

6. 2011/12 E&NS Budgets Budget by Division Gross Expenditur e £’000 Income £’000 Net Expenditure £’000 Environment & Protection 57,283(29,172)28,111 Neighbourhood Services 23,764(12,974)10,790 Directorate1,172(304)868 Total82,219(42,450)39,770

7. 2011/12 Budgetary Position The department is facing a number of service pressures due to: Budget savings of £10,766k: One Council Savings £ 2,842k Budget Reductions £ 5,266k Income Increases £ 2,658k

8. 2011/12 Budgetary Position Key in-year pressures: Libraries transformation programme Income falls further in challenging economic climate especially parking income Ongoing negotiations with Veolia on waste and street cleaning contract

9. 2012/13 Budget and Beyond One council programme main way in delivering annual budget savings Either departmental projects or cross cutting projects Departmental One Council Projects to be launched shortly: Parking Highways