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2.1.3 Details of each department’s current financial position are provided in Section 3 of<br />
this report. In those areas where budget pressures have been highlighted, continual<br />
work is being undertaken by Corporate Directors <strong>and</strong> their management teams to<br />
ensure their targeted outturn is produced for the year end. To this end, Corporate<br />
Directors are delivering action plans to address <strong>and</strong> rectify these pressure areas<br />
<strong>and</strong> these plans will be actively monitored by the various Resource Monitoring<br />
Panels through the final phase of the financial year.<br />
3. Service Position<br />
3.1 General<br />
3.1.1 Details of each Department’s current financial position <strong>and</strong> the work being undertaken<br />
by Corporate Directors <strong>and</strong> their management teams, to ensure a balanced budget is<br />
produced for the year end, are provided in this section of the report.<br />
3.2 Adult <strong>and</strong> Community Services Department<br />
3.2.1 The Adult <strong>and</strong> Community Services budget position at the end of February is<br />
projecting a small underspend of £70k for the year. This represents a £70k<br />
reduction from January <strong>and</strong> a more significant reduction of £900k from its peak<br />
earlier in the year. The overall reduction is as a result of the variety of Management<br />
actions that are being undertaken within the department.<br />
There continues to be significant issues <strong>and</strong> pressures facing the Department at this<br />
time particularly in relation to the Learning Disability Service <strong>and</strong> Transitions’<br />
arrangements from Children’s Services (i.e. when clients turn age 18 they become<br />
the responsibility of the Adults Division). However, the Executive is reminded that<br />
the Department <strong>and</strong> its Management Team have a track record of dealing with<br />
issues <strong>and</strong> pressures throughout the year to deliver the required budget.<br />
The department’s 2008/09 budget reflects a total of £3.35million of savings which<br />
includes the outst<strong>and</strong>ing £900k of savings from last years Older Persons<br />
Modernisation Programme in the Home Support Service.<br />
3.2.2 Following the Executive decision in October which required an in-year contribution to<br />
support the Looked after Children Placements pressure, the department is now<br />
targeted to underspend by £600k in 2008/09.<br />
Whilst the Corporate Director <strong>and</strong> the management team have implemented several<br />
actions to ensure the targeted budget is achieved for the year end, it is now<br />
considered unlikely that the department will be able to fully achieve this target.<br />
The action plans the department have implemented to improve/reduce its financial<br />
position have included reductions in the use of agency staff, overtime <strong>and</strong> vacancy<br />
management, tighter dem<strong>and</strong> management of care budgets <strong>and</strong> exploration of<br />
partnering opportunities.<br />
3.2.3 Adult Care Services<br />
This service area primarily relates to Older Persons Residential <strong>and</strong> Home support<br />
provided by the councils remaining in-house services. It also includes the<br />
Passenger Transport Service. Budget pressures are being experienced mainly due<br />
to the dem<strong>and</strong>s for Home care, delays in the opening of Lake-Rise/ Kallar Lodge<br />
<strong>and</strong> also some pressures within the Passenger Transport Service.<br />
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