PLANNED ACTIONS TO MEET 2012/13 BUDGET REQUIREMENT

NON ERP – SAVINGS / EFFICIENCIES / INCOME GENERATION / SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS

Reference made to any individual actions planned to yield over £50k

Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Establishment Restructure
-  1% net reduction in the Councils establishment.
-  Note salary costs may also form part of other listed savings / 592 / 553 / 01.04.12 / All Services / Various / A
Early Intervention Grant
-  Use of ex-connexions support / 250 / 250 / 01.04.12 / CYP SQI / S Twiss / Contract re-negotiated in 2012 / G
Waste Disposal
-  Recycling cost savings as Council to receive £5 per tonne of recyclate / 480 / 443 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / Contract variation documentation completed / G
Chargeable Garden Waste
-  Collection Services net operational saving / 268 / 132 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / £453K income target now exceeded from 21,430 bins, compared to 22,000 target. Currently a review of programmed expenditure being undertaken to determine net operational position. / A
Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Waste Operations
-  Employee Reductions / 95 / 95 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / Posts deleted as part of budget have now been removed from the establishment / G
Chargeable Green Waste
-  One-off set up cost reductions in 2011/12 / 89 / 89 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / Budget only required in 2011/12 / G
Waste
-  Improved efficiencies & reductions / 84 / 84 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / Posts deleted as part of budget have now been removed from the establishment / G
Missed Bins Policy
-  Refuse & Recycling / 75 / 75 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / A post was deleted as part of budget and a number of other adjustments are close to being formalised. / G
Regulatory Services
-  Management Reorganisation / 54 / 9 / 01.04.12 / E&CPS / S Robson / A reduction in the number of employed hours has been undertaken. Other work currently ongoing / A
In-house domiciliary care
-  Externalise / 200 / 126 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / £60k of the savings target was achieved prior to externalisation. Whilst externalisation was achieved on 10th September 2012, ongoing contractual costs may fluctuate. / A
Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Continuing Health Care
-  Eligibility Changes as client dependency increases / 195 / 195 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / These savings are delivered. / G
Double-up subsidy
-  Removed for those clients that can afford to pay according to financial assessment / 182 / 84 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / Slippage in implementation date associated with consultation process has reduced the 2012/13 in-year saving to a projected £84. The project has now concluded, with recurring full year savings in the region of £182,000 expected from 2013/14 onwards. / G
Day centre savings
-  Reprovision of fourways / 77 / 77 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / The project has concluded with staffing and running costs savings being delivered. / G
Section 117 joint reviews NHS
-  Residential costs and contributions from clients no longer sectioned under the mental health act / 75 / 75 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / The savings on a number of targeted cases has been delivered / G
Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Day and Catering Services
-  Further review / 60 / 33 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / Delay associated with consultation process, which will transfer much of the catering review process into 2013/14. The 2012/13 savings shortfall will be covered by alternative in-year savings or underspend. / A
Service Remodelling
-  Includes Mental Health Day opportunities and Handyvan / 60 / 60 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / Contractual renegotiations successfully completed. / G
Reconfigure respite services
-  Clients with Learning Disability and other small contract negotiations / 54 / 54 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / Contractual renegotiation complete saving delivered / G
Reconfigure staffing
-  Commissioning & Improvement Services / 52 / 52 / 01.04.12 / ASC / D Vitty / Staffing savings included in budget have been delivered. / G
Poole Arts Centre Grant
-  10% Reduction / 60 / 60 / 01.04.12 / CCLS / K McErlane / Agreed – Implementation via 2nd and 3rd instalments / G
Car Parking Proposals / 196 / 196 / 01.04.12 / Transport / J McLaughlin / Proposals approved by Transport Advisory Group (TAG) in July 2011 / G
Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Transportation Services
-  Unit Restructuring / 69 / 69 / 01.04.12 / Transport / J McLaughlin / Maintenance restructure, 2 posts redundant, 1 vacant post deleted / G
Parking Services
-  Restructuring / 56 / 56 / 01.04.12 / Transport / J McLaughlin / Reduction of casual staff not yet fully implemented. Agreement with Poole Housing Partnership re permits now agreed. Savings target will be achieved by Parking Services but by other means. / A
Insurance Premiums
-  Renegotiations / 150 / 150 / 01.04.12 / Finance / A Richens / Joint procurement process with Bournemouth Borough Council, savings released / G
Changes in Business Requirements
-  Welfare Reform / 82 / 82 / 01.04.12 / Finance / A Richens / Consultation stage complete, changes enacted / G
Action / Target
Amount
£000’s / Delivered
Amount
£000’s / Date / Unit / Lead Officer / Comment / R/A/G
Equal Pay Base Budget
-  Delete residual resource / 308 / 308 / 01.04.12 / Central Item / Corporate Issue / Resources deleted from Council’s Base Budget / G
Individual savings items less than £50k / 1,072 / 922 / Various / All Services / Various / A
Total / 4,935 / 4,115

Key

R Red Actions to deliver outstanding

A Amber Not delivered either on date, in form, or to value originally planned or

No reason to suspect saving will not eventually be delivered

G Green Delivered as per budget assumption

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