Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to provide Members with a corporate overview of Finance and Performance information to support informed decision-making and manage performance effectively. 

(i)         Note the Finance and Performance information contained in this report and agree remedial actions as necessary;

(ii)        Consider the current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided and agree remedial actions as appropriate.;

(iii)       Challenge progress with responsible officers as necessary;

(iv)       Approve the use of Children & Families reserves as set out in 4.1;

(v)        Note the write off of bad debts contained within the appendix to this report.

The purpose of the report from the Deputy Director of Finance and Assistant Director (Policy) was to provide members with a corporate overview of Finance and Performance information to support informed decision-making and manage performance effectively.  The Leader of the Council stated that the council’s accounts were on target, and drew attention to central government’s austerity measures which were adversely affecting the council. Brent’s Borough Plan Brent’s Borough Plan ‘Brent our Future’ was a four year strategy document which set out the Administration’s priorities over the coming years and would help the council meet targets.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information specified in Schedule 12 A of the Local Government Access to Information Act 1972, namely: “Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)”.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the Finance and Performance information contained in the report be noted and agreement given to remedial actions as necessary;

(ii)        that the current and future strategic risks associated with the information provided be noted and agreement given to remedial actions as appropriate;

(iii)       that approval be given to the use of Children and Families reserves as set out in 4.1 of the report;

(v)        that the write off of bad debts contained within the appendix to this report be noted.