Issue - meetings

That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.

The Democratic Services Manager presented an update on actions from previous meetings and advised that those relating to cyber resilience training and Finance queries were also closed.

Councillor Alasdair Ibbotson thanked officers for the response to his query on the temporary change of use for Welfare Reform reserves and asked for clarity on whether the Council continued to deliver the Help to Claim service and its funding source.  Finance officers agreed to refer the query back to the service for a response.

Following Councillor Carol Ellis’ query on variances in the Social Services budget raised at the November meeting, officers agreed to forward the response which had been circulated to the Committee.

Councillor Sam Swash referred to information shared on the Local Development Plan allocation and sought confirmation that this was being transferred back into general reserves as a saving with the additional items documented as in-year budget pressures, as agreed at the meeting.  He also referred to the list of specialist services previously funded by that allocation prior to 2016 and questioned how those services had since been funded.  Officers agreed to refer this to the Chief Officer for a response.

The recommendation was moved and seconded by Councillors Bernie Attridge and Jason Shallcross.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.