Revenue Budget Monitoring Report Period 10 - 1 April 2022 to 6 January 2023
North Lanarkshire Council · 28 February 2023
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Education, Children and Families Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☐ Yes ☒ No Ref: DB / TO’H Date 28/02/23 Revenue Budget Monitoring Report From: Derek Brown (Deputy Chief Executive) E-mail: BrownD@northlan.gov.uk Telephone 01698 302 517 Executive Summary This report provides a summary of the financial performance of the Education, Children and Families Service for the period 1 April 2022 to 6 January 2023 (Period 10). The report highlights the projected outturn position as at 31 March 2023, including explanations of major variances in accordance with North Lanarkshire Council’s approved Financial Regulations. The Education, Children and Families Service has a Net Revenue Budget of £460.192m for the 2022/23 financial year. Incorporated within the Revenue Budget are approved savings totalling £6.830m. It is anticipated that £3.969m (58.11%) of these savings will be realised during the current financial year. The Service is currently forecasting an overspend of £3.563m for the current financial year. The overspend is primarily the result of in-year contractual inflation uplifts. Recommendations It is recommended that the Education, Children and Families Committee: (1) Review the financial position of the Education, Children and Families revenue budget (2) Review the contents of the report The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority All priorities Ambition statement (25) Ensure intelligent use of data and information to support fully evidence based decision making and future planning
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1. Background 1.1. North Lanarkshire Council’s approved Financial Regulations require Deputy Chief Executives and Heads of Service to remain within their approved budgetary provision, and to report all significant deviations - defined as the higher of £100,000 or 5% - within their budget monitoring reports. Where significant deviations are identified, officers must provide explanatory commentary, outline the action required to rectify such deviations and where relevant, must also highlight the impact this has on other budget headings. 2. Report 2.1. Summary of Financial Position 2.1.1. North Lanarkshire Council approved its General Fund Revenue Budget on 17 February 2022 of which £465.120m (52.4%) represented the approved Net Revenue Budget for Education, Children and Families. During 2022/23 there has been a net budget reduction of £4.928m to £460.192m following operational realignments between Council Services. These movements include the transfer of staff groups to the Chief Executives Service including the Administrative & Finance Assistant (AFA) team and Technicians Service (£2.994m) along with legislative changes in respect of employers’ national insurance contributions (£1.859m). 2.1.2. The Service is forecasting a net overspend of £3.563m to the end of the financial year. Further analysis of major variances is provided within Section 2.2 of this report. 2.1.3. Included within the net overspend projection are significant, in-year, inflationary cost pressures. There are material inflationary pressures linked to increases in utility costs across the Service’s educational and Active & Creative Communities estate (£4.983m), coupled with further increases to mainstream and ASN pupil transport contracts (£3.651m). As part of the Council’s financial planning process, resources were previously earmarked following the closure of the 2021/22 annual accounts to help offset the projected inflationary pressures faced by Services during the current financial year. The consolidated position summarising in-year inflationary pressures and funding options across each Service will be presented in the Council’s summary budget monitoring report. 2.1.4. In the period up to 6 January 2023 several teacher trade union staff groups had participated in strike days and this industrial dispute remains unresolved. At the close of Period 10 pay deductions totalling £0.657m have been accrued in relation to action taken on 24 November and 7 December 2022. The impact of the teacher’s strike is not included in this report because school DSM budgets will be adjusted on an ongoing and equivalent basis through to the cessation of the industrial action. However, similar to Section 2.1.3 above the financial impact of the strike days will be reflected in the Council’s summary budget monitoring report. 2.1.5. The current 2022/23 budget incorporates £6.830m of savings previously approved by the Council on 17 February 2022. Further information regarding particularly challenging savings, along with associated management actions and replacement in-year savings, are included within this report at Appendix 5.
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2.2. Analysis of Significant Variances 2.2.1. The Service has a total employee budget of £374.081m and currently anticipates a projected underspend of £6.914m. The underspend reflects actual and projected vacancies, along with the roll out of finalised HQ, cluster, and school staffing structures. 2.2.2. Service employee budgets are partly devolved to establishments per the Devolved School Management (DSM) scheme, with the remaining budgets held at HQ level. Under the DSM scheme devolved staffing budgets for teaching and non-teaching posts are delegated to Head Teacher management. Establishments receive allocations based on agreed formulas and distribution methods. Devolved staffing budgets for financial year 2022/23 total £217.036m. 2.2.3. The Service is anticipating an overspend of £5.586m within Property Costs predominantly linked to increased costs in relation to utilities / energy inflation (£5.300m) along with other minor overspends across the Service (£0.286m). 2.2.4. The Service is anticipating an underspend of £1.822m within Supplies & Services primarily due to synergies with external funding, management action and the curtailment of non-essential expenditure within Cluster / HQ support (£1.264m), Active and Creative Communities (£0.439m), HQ funded support to the ASN sector (£0.134m), offset by other minor overspends across the Service (£0.015m). 2.2.5. The Service is anticipating an overspend of £5.513m within Transport and Plant which reflects ongoing demand pressures within ASN transport (£2.678m) and increases to mainstream transport contract rates (£2.810m) along with minor overspends across the Service (£0.025m). 2.2.6. The Service is anticipating an underspend of £0.012m within Administration Costs primarily due to management action and the curtailment of non-essential expenditure. 2.2.7. The Service is anticipating an overspend of £0.992m within Payments to Other Bodies primarily in relation to demand led external placements within Family Fostering and Kinship awards (£0.579m), ASN service provision (£0.329m), along with other minor overspends across the Service (£0.083m) as outlined in Appendix 3. 2.2.8. The Service is anticipating an underspend of £0.180m within Transfer Payments in relation to reduced demand for childrens’ support services and applications for clothing grants. 2.2.9. The Service is anticipating an underspend of £0.826m within Other Expenditure primarily due to the curtailment of non-essential expenditure within Cluster / HQ support (£0.845m) partially offset by minor overspends within other Service areas (£0.019m). 2.2.10. The Service is anticipating an under recovery of income of £1.227m in relation to actual membership and visitor’s fees for Active and Creative Communities (£1.482m) being lower than the budget target, coupled with reduced cross-boundary ASN placements within NLC establishments (£0.366m), partially offset by a HRA funding contribution to the Tackling Poverty Team along with various minor over recoveries across the Service (£0.622m).
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2.3. Earmarked and One-Off Resources 2.3.1. In finalising North Lanarkshire Council’s annual accounts to 31 March 2022, the Education, Children and Families Service was given approval to earmark £104.983m of resources represented by £85.701m (Non-Covid) and £19.282m (Covid) to fund key projects and initiatives. Most of this reserve (£54.175m) is earmarked for existing school building contractual commitments. Other specific reserves include Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) carry forwards, Devolved School Management (DSM) carry forwards, and ring-fenced 1140 Hours grant. Future monitoring reports will provide updates on use of these reserves during 2022/23 as outlined in Appendix 4. 2.4. 2022/23 Budget Savings and Growth 2.4.1. The Council previously approved total savings of £16.484m during 2022/23. The initial Education, Children and Families Service savings target for 2022/23 was £6.830m. The Service uses a variety of information, records, and processes to monitor achievement of its approved budget savings. As at Period 10, it is anticipated that £3.969m (58.11%) of the approved savings target will be realised in the current financial year as outlined in Appendix 5. 2.4.2. The unachieved savings of £2.861m have predominantly arisen due to temporary operational timing delays, the phased introduction of new staffing structures, consideration of the school academic calendar, and impact of Covid-19. In year management action has been taken to address this funding gap and the savings are expected to be fully achieved during future financial years. 2.4.3. As part of the Council’s approved General Fund Revenue Budget for 2022/23, the Education, Children & Families Service were allocated £3.470m towards several one- off investments. Further information on use of these one-off investment allocations during 2022/23 is provided in Appendix 6. 2.5. Management Actions 2.5.1. Management will continue to review and implement actions through to financial year end with the aim of minimising the projected overspend position. These actions will include: a) Vacancy management b) Creating efficiencies through use of grant / external funding c) Curtailment of non-essential expenditure d) Application of earmarked reserves to offset one-off cost pressures 3. Measures of success 3.1. The Service operates within approved budget resources.
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4. Supporting documentation 4.1. Appendix 1: Objective Analysis Appendix 2: Subjective Analysis Appendix 3: Payments to Other Bodies Appendix 4: Status of Earmarked Reserves Appendix 5: Savings Appendix 6: ‘Recover NL’ One-Off Investments Derek Brown Deputy Chief Executive
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality- and-fairer-scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Finance? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? As stated within the main body of the report 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People Resources? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi?
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Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for significant technology change, has an assessment been carried out (or is scheduled to be carried out) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed? The approach outlined in this report supports the Council’s actions in managing financial sustainability and financial management risks. Financial pressures and risks are reviewed on a regular basis by the Service Management Team, CMT and Committee. 5.10 Armed Forces Covenant Duty Does the report require to take due regard of the Armed Forces Covenant Duty (i.e. does it relate to healthcare, housing, or education services for in-Service or ex- Service personnel, or their families, or widow(er)s)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the provision which has been made to ensure there has been appropriate consideration of the particular needs of the Armed Forces community to make sure that they do not face disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public services.
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APPENDIX 1 [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] Early Years 25,522,277 25,522,277 0 31,807,284 31,807,284 0 0.0% 0 Balanced Budget Primary Schools 92,377,292 92,377,292 0 136,209,480 136,209,480 0 0.0% 0 Balanced Budget Secondary Schools 91,890,348 91,890,348 0 127,846,098 127,846,098 0 0.0% 0 Balanced Budget Special Schools 15,163,051 15,163,051 0 20,651,426 20,651,426 0 0.0% 0 Balanced Budget Education Service Delivery 16,001,265 17,884,986 (1,883,721) ADV 71,465,354 74,275,149 (2,809,795) ADV (3.9%) 1,800,797 Overspends within transportation costs linked to ASN service delivery and contract inflation pressures partially offset by underspends contained within employee costs budgets. Children & Families 26,159,282 25,969,595 189,687 FAV 36,567,528 36,278,319 289,209 FAV 0.8% (617,618) Underspends contained with employee cost budgets partially offset by overspends within Family Placements, External Fostering & Kinship Placements Justice Services (105,797) (90,080) (15,717) ADV 73,431 93,863 (20,432) ADV (27.8%) (328,247) Minor overspend Active & Creative Communities 8,636,851 9,791,939 (1,155,088) ADV 25,037,035 26,367,925 (1,330,890) ADV (5.3%) (370,469) Overspends linked to increased utitlities costs along with reduced income in relation to membership fees and site visitors a result of Covid partially offset by underspends contained within employee cost budgets. Employability 5,545,624 5,515,937 29,687 FAV 3,906,759 3,876,032 30,727 FAV 0.8% 45,609 Minor underspend Community Learning 3,706,268 3,579,751 126,517 FAV 4,645,059 4,345,898 299,161 FAV 6.4% 517,899 Underspends contained within employee cost budgets with over-recovery of external funding. Welfare 1,616,015 1,624,917 (8,902) ADV 1,982,435 2,003,270 (20,835) ADV (1.1%) 533,169 Minor overspend NET EXPENDITURE 286,512,476 289,230,013 (2,717,537) ADV 460,191,889 463,754,744 (3,562,855) ADV (0.8%) 1,581,140 As stated above DIVISION OF SERVICE BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Objective Analysis Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families [4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
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APPENDIX 2 [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] EMPLOYEE COSTS 277,200,813 270,414,503 6,786,310 FAV 374,081,276 367,166,958 6,914,318 FAV 1.9% 2,059,149 Underspend primarily due to phasing of external funding with recruitment reflecting academic not financial year along with vacancy management. PROPERTY COSTS 32,021,028 36,543,642 (4,522,614) ADV 66,191,398 71,777,539 (5,586,141) ADV (8.4%) 22,349 Impact of projected increased utitlity costs across the school estate and Active and Creative Communities and other minor overspends across the Service. SUPPLIES & SERVICES 10,584,431 10,089,507 494,924 FAV 26,416,538 24,594,564 1,821,974 FAV 6.9% 267,884 Management action, curtailment of non-essential expenditure and synergies with external funding to support increased costs and demands within other areas of the Service TRANSPORT & PLANT 8,458,302 12,592,369 (4,134,067) ADV 13,902,719 19,415,566 (5,512,847) ADV (39.7%) (119,121) Overspend in relation to ongoing cost pressures linked to ASN service delivery and observed market increases for mainstream transport contracts. ADMINISTRATION COSTS 3,394,906 3,348,401 46,505 FAV 7,139,355 7,127,318 12,037 FAV 0.2% (358,448) Management action, curtailment of non-essential expenditure and synergies with external funding to support increased costs and demands within other areas of the Service PAYMENTS TO OTHER BODIES 29,392,956 30,150,571 (757,615) ADV 43,126,125 44,117,741 (991,616) ADV (2.3%) 133,977 Overspend in relation to external ASN placements and external fostering / kinship placements. TRANSFER PAYMENTS 2,938,359 2,831,264 107,095 FAV 4,492,512 4,312,512 180,000 FAV 4.0% 180,000 Underspend in relation to clothing grant applications and children's support services CAPITAL FINANCING COSTS 1,385,300 1,385,300 0 43,710,875 43,710,875 0 0.0% 0 Balanced budget REVENUE FINANCING COSTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 Balanced budget OTHER EXPENDITURE 6,181,587 6,201,991 (20,404) ADV 27,077,490 26,251,517 825,973 FAV 3.1% (1,161,934) Management action, curtailment of non-essential expenditure and synergies with external funding to support increased costs and demands within other areas of the Service TOTAL EXPENDITURE 371,557,682 373,557,548 (1,999,866) ADV 606,138,288 608,474,590 (2,336,302) ADV (0.4%) 1,023,856 As stated above INCOME (85,045,206) (84,327,535) (717,671) ADV (145,946,399) (144,719,846) (1,226,553) ADV 0.8% 557,284 Reduced income in relation to Active and Creative Communities membership fees and site visitors and fewer cross-boundary ASN placements within NLC NET EXPENDITURE 286,512,476 289,230,013 (2,717,537) ADV 460,191,889 463,754,744 (3,562,855) ADV (0.8%) 1,581,140 As stated above CATEGORY BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Subjective Analysis Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families [4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
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APPENDIX 3 [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [8] [9] [10] GENERAL PTOBS 6,155,221 6,198,871 (43,651) ADV 10,101,273 10,174,173 (72,900) ADV (0.7%) (3,797) Minor overspend ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS 3,468,217 3,721,352 (253,134) ADV 7,738,919 8,067,993 (329,074) ADV (4.3%) 413,869 Increased costs in relation to out of authority ASN provision for day placements, residential and secure accommodation EARLY YEARS 11,531,766 11,531,766 0 13,894,454 13,894,454 0 0.0% 0 Balanced budget VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS 663,451 669,767 (6,316) ADV 1,114,610 1,124,974 (10,364) ADV (0.9%) 0 Minor overspend FAMILY PLACEMENTS 7,522,394 7,976,909 (454,515) ADV 10,054,583 10,633,861 (579,278) ADV (5.8%) (276,095) Impact of increased costs as result of contract inflation pressures along with continued demand within this service area CHILDRENS SERVICES - GENERAL 51,907 51,907 0 222,286 222,286 0 0.0% 0 Balanced budget TOTAL EXPENDITURE 29,392,956 30,150,571 (757,616) ADV 43,126,125 44,117,741 (991,616) ADV (2.3%) 133,977 As stated above [4] [7] PROJECTED OUT-TURN PROJECTED OUT-TURN VARIANCE % PERIOD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Payments to Other Bodies Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families CATEGORY BUDGET TO DATE ACTUAL TO DATE YEAR TO DATE VARIANCE ANNUAL BUDGET
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APPENDIX 4 Value % Service Specific Earmarked Reserves: School Carry Forward / Support 5,331,815 0 5,331,815 3,285,329 5,331,815 100.0% 0 5,331,815 PEF Carry Forward 5,122,022 0 5,122,022 3,940,017 5,122,022 100.0% 0 5,122,022 Seemis Replacement Project 36,399 0 36,399 27,999 36,399 100.0% 0 36,399 Early Learning and Childcare 14,248,598 (6,759,000) 7,489,598 5,227,456 7,489,598 100.0% 0 7,489,598 CYPMHW Framework 18,881 0 18,881 0 18,881 100.0% 0 18,881 Shotts Prison 46,844 0 46,844 0 46,844 100.0% 0 46,844 School Contractual Obligations 54,174,844 (54,174,844) 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 Asylum Seeker 32,333 0 32,333 24,872 32,333 100.0% 0 32,333 Whole Family Wellbeing 233,272 0 233,272 0 233,272 100.0% 0 233,272 Student Social Worker Resumption Funding from Universities 21,380 0 21,380 0 21,380 100.0% 0 21,380 ESF Match Funding - Pipeline 406,136 0 406,136 312,412 406,136 100.0% 0 406,136 Active & Creative Communities 2,568,303 0 2,568,303 2,073,078 2,568,303 100.0% 0 2,568,303 Youth Guarantee Funding 2,908,913 0 2,908,913 856,169 2,908,913 100.0% 0 2,908,913 Legacy Flexible Fund 67,157 0 67,157 67,157 67,157 100.0% 0 67,157 DigitalNL Savings 310,825 0 310,825 310,825 310,825 100.0% 0 310,825 Roots Opportunity for Growth (LAA Children) 173,208 0 173,208 27,500 173,208 100.0% 0 173,208 SUB-TOTAL (Non-Covid) 85,700,930 (60,933,844) 24,767,086 16,152,814 24,767,086 100.0% 0 24,767,086 Service Specific Earmarked Reserves (COVID-19): Education Services Head Quarters 1,301,807 (134,000) 1,167,807 355,202 1,167,807 100.0% 0 1,167,807 Education Services Schools 12,075,284 (1,628,888) 10,446,396 5,976,069 10,446,396 100.0% 0 10,446,396 Social Work Services - Criminal Justice 57,341 0 57,341 30,875 57,341 100.0% 0 57,341 Active & Creative Communities 702,425 0 702,425 691,000 702,425 100.0% 0 702,425 Financial Insecurity / Welfare 4,645,208 0 4,645,208 2,492,923 4,645,208 100.0% 0 4,645,208 Community Renewal Fund 500,000 0 500,000 0 500,000 100.0% 0 500,000 SUB-TOTAL (Covid) 19,282,065 (1,762,888) 17,519,177 9,546,069 17,519,177 100.0% 0 17,519,177 TOTAL 104,982,995 (62,696,732) 42,286,263 25,698,883 42,286,263 100.0% 0 42,286,263 Commentary Regards UsageDESCRIPTION OF EARMARKED RESOURCE Reserve Allocation Adjustments In Year Approved Reserve Total Spend to Date Projected Spend Reserves No Longer Required Reserves Required In Year FINANCIAL YEAR - 2022/23 NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Status of Earmarked Reserves Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families
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APPENDIX 5 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Reconfiguration of Secondary School Week to Facilitate Transformative Practice 626 626 0 0 Reconfiguration of Secondary Management Structures 474 474 0 0 Management Models for Future Campuses 159 159 0 0 Realignment of Early Years Grant Cash Flow to Match Expenditure 1,000 1,000 0 0 Residential / Family Placements / Throughcare 600 300 300 Current level of service demand is in excess of budgetary provision Management Action within other areas of the Service to offset savings gap. 300 0 Merger / Rezoning School Catchments 675 175 500 Delay in the implementation of the associated saving Approval in place to rephase saving and delay full-year implementation until 2023/24. In-year Management Action within other areas of the Service to offset savings gap. 500 0 Librarians 238 177 61 Delay in the implementation of the associated saving Management Action within other areas of the Service to offset savings gap. 61 0 Reduce management fees to Culture and Leisure NL 3,058 1,058 2,000 Delay in the implementation of the associated saving In-year allocation of approved Earmarked Reserve to manage delay in the implementation of the associated saving. 2,000 0 TOTAL 6,830 3,969 2,861 As stated above As stated above 2,861 0 58.11% 41.89% 41.89% 0.00% Delivered Gap Replacement Revised-Gap DESCRIPTION Value Revised Savings Gap CommentarySavings Gap NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Savings Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families APPROVED SAVINGS REPLACEMENT SAVING / FUNDING DESCRIPTION OF APPROVED SAVING Target Value Value Deliverable Reasons for Savings Gap
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APPENDIX 6 Value % Recover NL One-Off Investments Active & Creative Communities Culture, Leisure and Sport Facility Improvement Programme Following the insourcing of culture, leisure and sport services it is recognised that there is investment required to ensure customers experience a positive and safe environment from the Council's facilities which will, in turn, support increased use of facilities and participation in active and creative activities. 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 100.0% 0 Usage in line budget motion approval Active & Creative Communities Active60 Pass Building on the success of the Council's Active65 membership pass at £50 for the year, continuation for one more year and extending the scheme to over 60s. 550,000 550,000 550,000 100.0% 0 " Active & Creative Communities Keeping the Promise Free provision of sport and leisure facilities for care experienced children and young people to promote physical and mental wellbeing. This would include AccessNL memberships, family passes to Time Capsule Waterpark and nutritional wellbeing support for one year. 300,000 300,000 300,000 100.0% 0 " Active & Creative Communities Active Teens Extending the successful Active Teen programme of free gym memberships for 11-15 year olds during the working week for one more year. 300,000 300,000 300,000 100.0% 0 " Education, Children & Families Scottish Attainment Challenge Reinstate Scottish Attainment Challenge funding for one year only. 1,020,000 675,000 1,020,000 100.0% 0 " Education, Children & Families School and Early Years Clothing Grants Continuation of enhanced grant value for school aged pupils and NLC scheme for early years children for one more year. 300,000 195,000 300,000 100.0% 0 " TOTAL 3,470,000 3,020,000 3,470,000 100.0% 0 Projected Spend Projected Spend Variance Commentary Regards Usage FINANCIAL YEAR - 2022/23 NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Recover NL One-Off Investments Period 10 (01 April 2022 - 06 January 2023) Education, Children & Families DIVISION PRIORITY AREA COUNCIL MOTION AREA Approved Investment Total Spend to Date