URL: https://barnsleymbc.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=3108

Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED that Cabinet:-               Corporate Finance Peformance   (i)            Note the £14.3M projected cost pressure on the Council’s 25/26 General Fund budget, a deterioration of £5.1M since Q2;   (ii)           Note the continued cost pressures within Children’s Social Care driven by factors largely outside of the Council’s direct control;   (iii)          Note that an updated MTFS reflecting the ongoing implications of the pressures identified within this report has been prepared as part of formulating the proposals for the 26/27 budget. This includes the formulation of a savings programme to address future years budget gaps;   (iv)         Note the Housing Revenue Account is a forecast balanced position;   (v)          Note the accounting write-off of historic bad debts totalling £1.0M as detailed in the report [NB: all debts remain liable for collection].   Capital Programme Performance   (vi)         Note the updated Capital Programme from 25/26 to 29/30;   (vii)        Note scheme slippage of £25M from 25/26 to future years     Treasury Mangement   (viii)       Approve the updated Prudential and Treasury Management indicators; and   (ix)         Note the key messages from the Council’s Treasury Management activities (paragraph 4).

Date of Decision: April 1, 2026