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Lewisham Future Programme 2016/17 Draft Revenue Budget Savings Proposals

Decision Maker: Mayor and Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Having considered an officer report, and presentations from the

Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, and the

Chair of Overview & Scrutiny, Councillor Alan Hall, the Mayor agreed

that:

 

(1) the officer proposals for budget reductions summarised in section 8

and setout in Appendices 1 to 14 be noted;

 

(2) the tabled comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee on

the 29 September 2015, incorporating the views of the respective

Select Committees be received;

 

(3) the decision at Mayor and Cabinet on the 11 February 2015 be

noted and the previously agreed savings of £6.5m for 2015/16 and

£4.7m for 2016/17 be endorsed;

 

(4) the following actions for each saving proposal as presented in

Appendices 1 to 14 be agreed:

 

A11     Additional information to be provided to Children & Young

            People Select Committee. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

A12     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

A13     Consultation with staff. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

A14     Additional information to be provided to Healthier Communities

Select Committee. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

A15     Public consultation. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

A16     Prescribed Medication/Dental Public Health and Health

Protection all approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

A16     Obesity/Physical Activity to be considered in conjunction with

Saving L7.

 

A16     Health Inequalities/Workforce Development/Redesign all

            approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

A17     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation

 

B2       Deferred for further consideration and discussion with the Mayor

            and relevant Cabinet Members.

 

F2a     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

F2b     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

F3       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

G2a     Approved and delegated to officers to implement with the

suggestion of the Sustainable Development Select Committee,

that expertise be bought in, being incorporated for this and all

income generation proposals.

 

G2b     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

G2c     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

G2d     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

G2e     Consultation to take place. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

H2       Consultation to take place. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

I2a       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I2b       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I2c       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I3         Feedback to be provided to Public Accounts Select Committee.

Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

I4a       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I4b       Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I5         Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I6         Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I7         Approved and delegated to officers to implement

 

I8         Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I9a       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

I9b       Consultation to take place. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

I9c       Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I9d       Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I9e       Concerns expressed at Children & Young People Select

            Committee to be addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

I10a    Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

I10b    Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

J2a      Refer to Children & Young People Select Committee. Final

decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

J2b      Refer to Children & Young People Select Committee. Final

            decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

J2c      Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

J2d      Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

J2e      Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

J2f       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

J2g      Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

K4       Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

L5        Return to Mayor & Cabinet after public consultation.

 

L6        Concerns of Safer & Stronger Communities to be addressed.

Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

L7        Fundamental review to take place to include also saving A16

Obesity/Physical Activity. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

M2a    Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

M2b    Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

N3       Public and Staff consultation. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

N4       Saving rejected for this financial year.

 

N5       Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet with Children and Young

            People Select Committee observation that the existing budget is

            overspent being addressed.

 

N6       Sustainable Development Select Committee ideas to be

            addressed and decision delegated to officers to implement.

 

O4       Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

O5       Saving suspended. Officers to investigate if recipients might be

            entitled to alternative non Council funded Freedom Passes.

 

P2a     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

P2b     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

P2c     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

P2d     Request made by Sustainable Development Select Committee

to be addressed and reported to them. Final decision delegated

to officers.

 

Q3a     Concerns of Children & Young People Select Committee to be

            addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

Q3b     Concerns of Children & Young People Select Committee to be

            addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

Q3c     Concerns of Children & Young People Select Committee to be

            addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

Q3d     Delegated to officers to implement after consultation.

 

Q3e     Concerns of Children & Young People Select Committee to be

            addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

Q3f      Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

Q3g     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

Q4a     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

Q4b     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

Q4c     Approved and delegated to officers to implement.

 

Q5       Concerns of Children & Young People Select Committee to be

addressed. Final decision at Mayor & Cabinet.

 

 

Publication date: 02/10/2015

Date of decision: 30/09/2015

Decided at meeting: 30/09/2015 - Mayor and Cabinet

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