Budget Book 2013-2014

APPROVED REDUCTIONSCORPORATE SERVICESApproved ChangeImpactSavingsApproved2013/14£000Finance and AuditFinance - Review of Finance function linked to theintroduction of a new Financial ManagementSystem (FMS) - new ways of working, manager selfservice and a modern system.Efficiency savings 320Audit - Staffing reductions in audit and HB fraudteams - Prioritisation of resources to key risk areas.Only minimal additional risk, through effectively setting priorities 50Performance Team - Staffing reductions.Audit & Performance - Review of role of internalaudit and performance teams.No impact on the service as administrative functions will beabsorbed within the team.IA -Reduced capacity for completion of non statutory /assurancework due to reduced staffing. Performance - no major impact onservice as vacant post absorbed into existing team.27109Audit - Reduced External Audit Fee. None 200706PropertyProperty - Staffing reductions - delivered from amore cohesive Corporate Property function.Efficiencies only 150STS FM - Markets - make posts generic. Efficiencies only 50STS FM - Increase in external income from None 50Markets, Cash in Transit and Cleaning.Property - Reduction in Destination Bristol budgets None 68318Business Change and ICTICT - Additional benefits from the ICT changeprogramme (Fit for the Future) completed inOctober 2011. (Note - the ICT change programmehas already delivered savings of £1.9m including£1m to the 2010/11 MTFP).No service implications - these are the cost savings flowing fromefficiency improvements taken in previous years.125ICT - Phase 2 of ICT reductions, including furtherpost reductions, exploit the benefits of ourinvestment in new technology to reduce the cost ofreplacing PC's/ IT equipment, and adjust someinternal service support levels.Potential reduction in service desk opening hours - reducedcapacity for business engagement on ICT service issues.290Centre of Excellence - Integration of the CoE forProgramme and Project Management (PPM) andthe ICT services, economies of scale.Business Change and ICT - Reallocate ‘surplus’from ICT ‘Fit for the Future’ change programmebenefits from reserves to MTFP. (over and abovethe £1.5m already delivered).Improved change support to internal services as resources will bebetter aligned, planned and coordinated with business changeplans.ICT reserves will not be replenished. Not a short term issue butwill create a potential gap in major infrastructure replacementbudget in the medium term.6025018