suffolk county council budget conversation 2012. the challenge a continued increase in demand for...
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Suffolk County CouncilBudget Conversation 2012
The Challenge
• A continued increase in demand for our services
• Reduced funding from central government
• Budget gap of £26.2m this year (2012/13)
• Additional £52m of savings needed for next two years (2013/14 and 2014/15)
Our Priorities
• Jobs and growth
• Education
• Localism and the our place agenda
• Protecting the most vulnerable
• Building on Suffolk’s strengths
Some practical examples
• Economic growth and inward investment including tourism
• Delivering Broadband
• Raising the bar
• The Greenest County
• Public health
• Working with communities
• Partnership working – single public sector estate and public access
Where does the money come from?
Fees & Charges £93m
Formula Grant £177m
Dedicated Schools Grant
£362m
Reserves -£1m
Council Tax £290m
Government Grants £117m
Where we spend the money 2012-13£1bn
Schools £357.5m
Children & Young People (excluding Schools) £179.1m
Corporate Resources £64.9m Public Protection,
Social Inclusion & Diversity £27.6m
Economy, Skills & Environment
£84.1m
Adult & Community Services £260.7m
Capital Financing & Other Activities
£58.1m
Public Health £5.4m
Where we spend the money 2012-13(excluding schools) £680m
Highways £29.1m
Fire £22.9m
Passenger Transport (inc. Concessionary Fares)
£16.9m
Environment (inc. waste) £35.5m
CYP Learning Improvement , £18.6m
CSD Contract £36.0m
Resource Management £24.2m
Home to School Transport, £20.5m
CYP Specialist and Integrated Services £131.6m
Libraries, Heritage and Adult Learning £11.1m
Other Adult Care £72.8m
Adult Care Purchasing £170.3m
Capital Financing £39.4m
Other Activities £51.4m
Budget setting timetableKey dates
• Scrutiny - November 26th
• Cabinet – January 29th
• Full Council – February 14th
What did we say we would do?
• Reduce the number of managers in the organisation
• Rationalise office accommodation
• Work with CSD to reduce overheads
• Make savings from better procurement
• Suffolk Traded Services (EFMS from 1 Nov 2011)
• Annual Efficiency targets for everyone
• Different ways of working in ACS and CYP
• Reduce the back office
What savings have we delivered?• 40 fewer senior managers – saving £1.5m
• Rationalisation of office accommodation – saving £0.7m
• £1.5m saved on the CSD contract
• Savings in Waste Services £0.7m
• £0.5m saved from better procurement practices
• Suffolk traded services divested – saving £0.5m
• ACS new ways of working – on target to save £12.5m
• CYP new operating model on target to save £4.3m
• £2.4m saved from back office
What savings we plan to deliver 2013-14
• Back Office and other activities £5.9m
• Adult and Community Services £9.9m
• Children and Young People £4.5m
• Economy Skills and Environment £4.1m
• Public Protection Social Inclusion and Diversity £0.6m
Annual Savings in Medium Term
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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Available Resources
Forecast Costs
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26
27
25
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