Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain. This report will also be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee on 6 October 2016 and the Court of Common Council on 13 October 2016.

The Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain which outlined proposals for the Efficiency and Sustainability Plan which would be submitted to the Court of Common Council on 13 October 2016, prior to publication on 14 October 2016.

Members asked for clarification as to whether the level of detail included within the Efficiency and Sustainability Plan provided sufficient information to meet the requirements of both the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Corporation. The Chamberlain explained that sufficient information had been included within the Plan to ensure that it met the requirements of DCLG, but the Plan would be supplemented by further internal documents setting out in further detail how the Corporation would seek to secure efficiency savings. He explained that these additional plans would be submitted to the Efficiency and Performance Sub-Committee.

Members queried whether the incentive to publish the Plan (an undertaking from the Government to provide certainty as to the level of funding to be received for the next four years) was still in place. The Chamberlain explained that no information had been received to the contrary, but expected further information following the Autumn Statement on 23 November 2016.

RESOLVED – That the Committee recommends the draft Efficiency and Sustainability Plan to the Court of Common Council for approval.