Bath & North East Somerset Council

DECISION MAKER:

Cllr Malcolm Hanney, Resources;
Cllr Vic Pritchard, Adult Social Services and Housing

DECISION DATE:

On or after 13th September 2008

PAPER NUMBER

3

TITLE:

Virement of Budgetary Provision for Advice Services

EXECUTIVE FORWARD PLAN REFERENCE:

   

E

1885

WARD:

All

AN OPEN PUBLIC ITEM

List of attachments to this report:

1 THE ISSUE

The management responsibility of the Advice Services has been transferred from the Policy and Partnership Division to the Adult, Social Services and Housing Division. Currently the budget of £455,410 remains within the Policy and Partnership Division. To ensure monitoring and compliance and accurate payments the budget requires to be vired to devolve full responsibility between the two divisions.

2 RECOMMENDATION

The Cabinet member is asked to agree the:

Virement of budget £455,140 for contracted Advice Services from Policy and Partnership Division to Adult, Social Services and Housing Division in support of change of management arrangements.

3 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

These changes will have no net effect on the Council's budgets.

4 CORPORATE PRIORITIES

None

5 THE REPORT

Please refer to Appendix 1 for detailed payments of Advice Services grant payments for 2008/09

6 RISK MANAGEMENT

The report author and Cabinet member have fully reviewed the risk assessment related to the issue and recommendations, in compliance with the Council's decision making risk management guidance.

7 EQUALITIES

No equalities impact assessment is required for this virement decision.

8 RATIONALE

The decision to agree this budgetary virement will complete the transfer of management responsibility between the Policy and Partnership Division to Adult, Social Services and Housing Division

9 OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED

None

10 CONSULTATION

10.1 Other Cabinet Members - Cllr V Pritchard and Divisional Director Policy and Partnerships.

10.2 Divisional Director Policy and Partnerships has discussed the issue with the Divisional Director Adult, Social Services and Housing Division and Funding and Programmes Manager, Policy and Partnerships has made direct contact with the Councillors through email communication and has received a positive feedback for this request for budgetary virement.

11 ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN REACHING THE DECISION

Corporate

Contact person

Susan Bowen, Funding and Programmes Manager, Policy and Partnership - 01225 477278

Background papers

None

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