Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

Further to Minute Nos. 104 and 105 of the Cabinet meeting held on 5 January 2023, the Council considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which set out the supplementary estimates for approval in the Council’s Revenue Budget and Capital Programme.

It was moved by Councillor Ian Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough and

RESOLVED: That

(1)      approval be given to a supplementary revenue estimate of £1.200m to be fully funded by the Better Care Fund (BCF) – Discharge Grant as outlined in paragraph 1.3 of the report;

(2)      approval be given to a supplementary revenue estimate of £2.171m for Improving Technology in Care Settings to be fully funded by the grants outlined in paragraph 2.3 of the report;

(3)      it be noted that, of the three grants received for Improving Technology in Care Settings totalling £2.171m, Sefton has been initially allocated £0.222m (Digitisation of Social Care Records £0.147m and Supporting Independence Through Technology £0.075m);

(4)      Sefton Council passports grants for Improving Technology in Care Settings to partner agencies in line with agreed allocations;

(5)      approval be given to a supplementary capital estimate of £0.540m for Ainsdale Coastal Gateway funded by £0.490m of capital receipts and £0.050m of external grant funding; and

(6)      approval be given to a supplementary revenue estimate of £1.196m for the allocations outlined in paragraph 4.4 which will be fully funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.