Issue - meetings

Report by Section 95 Officer

The Council gave consideration to a report that followed on from a report presented to the Policy and Resources Committee on 8 May 2025 advising that the Integration Joint Board, Chief Officer and Chief Financial Officer were preparing a financial recovery plan in light of savings still to be identified to balance the Social Work budget in financial year 2025/26.

Decision

The Council noted the content of the submitted report.

(Reference: Report by Section 95 Officer dated 2 June 2025, submitted)

The Board gave consideration to a report outlining a specific recovery plan to address the Social Work / Social Care element of the HSCP budget shortfall of £500k in 2025/26.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board –

1.            endorsed the recovery actions outlined in the submitted report;

2.            noted that the submitted report sat alongside other work on the delivery of approved savings and development of further options;

3.            requested integrated impact assessments and that appropriate community engagement be carried out in respect of relevant proposals; and

4.            noted that a further report would be provided to the September meeting of the Board.

(Reference: Report by Head of Finance dated 28 May 2025, submitted)