The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services introduced the report and stated that:

·  The Council was projecting a net overspend of £606,000 for the Committee’s services, and as an authority a net overspend of £239,000 for the 2023/24 financial year;

·  The largest overspend in the Committee’s budget was £990,000 for providing homeless temporary accommodation and there was a slippage in the Capital programme of £14.6 million to 2024/25;

·  There were two red key performance indicators: the number of affordable homes delivered, and the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting; and,

·  The number of affordable homes delivered was outside of the Council’s control and the percentage of household waste sent for recycling was partially impacted by seasonal factors.

RESOLVED: That the following be noted:

1.  The Revenue position as at the end of Quarter 3 for 2023/24, including the actions being taken or proposed to improve the position, where significant variances have been identified;

2.  The Capital position at the end of Quarter 3 for 2023/24;

3.  The Performance position as at Quarter 3 for 2023/24, including the actions being taken or proposed to improve the position, where significant issues have been identified; and

4.  The UK Shared Prosperity Fund update, attached at Appendix 3 of the report.

Note: Councillor Hastie arrived during the consideration of the item at 6:38 p.m. and had no disclosures or disclosures of lobbying.