Decision details

This reports seeks Cabinet approval for virements exceeding £500,000 between departments to consolidate ICT budgets across the Council

RESOLVED to:

1)      Approve the net virement of budget totalling £6.219m from Children’s Services (£2.099m), Place (£1.457m) and Adult Social Care and Health (£2.663m) into Corporate Services and Transformation, to facilitate the centralisation of Digital functions within the Council; and

2)      Note that:

a)      the digital related posts (£0.086m) and non-staffing expenditure (£1.201m) with a total estimated cost of £1.287m funded from grant and fees/charges will also be centralised;

b)      the net budget virement associated with this expenditure is nil due to there being a corresponding income budget to cover expenditure; and

c)      the actual costs incurred each year will be funded from grant or income in the relevant department through an internal transfer mechanism.