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)         that the finance and performance information contained in the report from the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement and the Deputy Director of Finance be noted and remedial actions taken as necessary;

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

(iii)       that the budget virements contained within this report be approved;

(iv)       that the write off of bad debts contained within the report be noted.

The joint report from the Deputy Director of Finance and Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement provided members with a corporate overview of Finance and Performance information to support informed decision-making and manage performance effectively.  The Executive noted that this was last year the report would be presented in this format following a review and were commended to intervene in areas identified as high risk and to challenge officers on a regular basis.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the finance and performance information contained in the report from the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement and the Deputy Director of Finance be noted and remedial actions taken as necessary;

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

(iii)       that the budget virements contained within this report be approved;

(iv)       that the write off of bad debts contained within the report be noted.