Agenda item

The Scrutiny and Overview Committee is asked to comment on the attached draft Cabinet report.

Appendix B is not included because essentially it consists of the information in Appendices 1 – 7 to the draft report.

Appendices E and F are unavailable but will form part of the Cabinet agenda.

The Scrutiny and Overview Committee considered the summary General Fund Revenue Budget for 2022-2023.

The Chair and others thanked the Head of Finance and his team for the helpful and clear way in which this complex subject had been presented, and accepted that, nevertheless, it represented work in progress.

The Chair expressed concern at the increased cost of providing pensions.

The Scrutiny and Overview Committee supported recommendations (a) to (k) set out in paragraph 3 of the draft report to the Cabinet meeting on 7 February 2022.