Forecast	Provisional
	Variance	Variance			COVID
	Month 9	Month 12		Movement	Movement
Service	£'000	£'000		£'000	£'000	Explanation of Main Movements
Director of Families, Children & Learning	(10)	(9)		1	0	Minor movement.
Health, SEN & Disability Services	137	6		(131)	20	Delays in start dates of two high cost children's disability residential placements.
Education & Skills	4	(55)		(59)	21	Reduced staffing costs in children's centres and Nurseries.
Children's Safeguarding & Care	(110)	(17)		93	1	Late confirmation from legal services of Counsel fees and increased share of Orbis Law costs.
Quality Assurance & Performance	(12)	(43)		(31)	0	Delay in filling vacancies.
Total Families, Children & Learning	9	(118)		(127)	42
Adult Social Care	(758)		(783)	(25)	12	Minor movement.
S75 Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT)	(1,877)		(3,277)	(1,400)	22	Section 117 funding agreed for this financial year with health partners.
Integrated Commissioning	(127)		(361)	(234)	(7)	Delays in the planned service redesign.
Public Health	0		0	0	1	Minor movement.
Further Financial Recovery Measures	(1,100)		0	1,100	0	Achievement of Financial Recovery Plan reflected above.
Total Health & Adult Social Care	(3,862)		(4,421)	(559)	28
Transport	357		(2,211)	(2,568)	(1,183)	Improvement of £1.503m within Parking Services for Penalty Charge Notices in final quarter, partially offset by reductions in other parking income areas of £0.320m. Some of this reduction was due to a corporate system issue causing incorrect VAT treatment which has since been corrected. There was a saving of £0.526m from previously forecast costs for maintenance & infrastructure expenditure which was not required in year. Improvements in Traffic Management income including Road Works Permit Fees (£0.167m), Section 74 Charges (£0.055m) and Traffic Regulation Orders (£0.043m). Previously planned contribution of £0.072m to Winter Maintenance Reserve was not required. Improvements in Transport, Projects & Engineering for Street Lighting of £0.084m reflecting more accurate Electricity Inventory and cost allocation. Previously planned contribution of £0.197m Local Flood Risk Management Reserve was not required. Transport Policy and Strategy consultancy costs exceeded budget by £0.084m to deliver on time workstreams including the development of the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), a bid to the Levelling Up Fund for the Seafront Arches renewal programme and the assessment of the Toad's Hole Valley planning application and appeal inquiry preparation. Within Highways Development Control and Transport Assessment, agency staff have been employed to deal with an increasing workload assessing and supporting development in the city where permanent officer recruitment has been unsuccessful.
City Environmental Management	645		533	(112)	0	Additional fuel and vehicle related costs resulting from vehicle breakdowns and rising costs. Additional funding received not previously reported for projects within City Parks. Additional staffing underspends within Strategy & Projects due to vacancies.
City Development & Regeneration	95		(141)	(236)	0	Lower than forecast expenditure on consultants, legal and Counsel fees (£0.060m) and other expenditure reductions (£0.020m) within Development Planning. S106 funds of £0.075m had not been included within previous forecasts within Planning Policy & Major Projects. Surplus ERDF grant claim funds released to revenue (£0.019m) and funding of ERDF manager not previously forecasted (£0.046m) within Economic Development.
Culture, Tourism & Sport	284		381	97	112	Balance of Freedom Leisure contract extension of £0.230m paid from revenue rather than borrowing from a reserve. Contribution to The Keep lower than initially forecasted by £0.098m. Improvements to income in Venues of £0.175m offset by increased staffing costs of £0.108m. Improvements to income in Tourism & Marketing of £0.010m and reductions in supplies & services of £0.013m.
Property	(27)		(180)	(153)	0	The improvement is mainly in relation to Estates & Utility management. The changes related to COVID-19 legacy arrears regarding rent reductions or temporary rent free periods.  Information from tenants to evidence their situations was received late to enable forecasts and various rent adjustments to occur. Corporate Landlord Utilities received a number of Southern Water credits during the final period plus some unexpected service charge income which improved the final outturn position.
Total Economy, Environment & Culture	1,354		(1,618)	(2,972)	(1,071)
Housing General Fund	880		1,038	158	316	Applied COMF funding (£1.112m), TA costs £0.793m, Seaside Homes £0.113m, Travellers (£0.047m); commissioned services for Rough Sleepers (£0.176m); Additional costs of emergency hotels £0.635m
Libraries	145		164	19	0	Minor movement.
Communities, Equalities & Third Sector	(75)		(117)	(42)	0	Reduction in staffing costs.
Safer Communities	(80)		(155)	(75)	0	Reduction in staffing costs.
Total Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities	870		930	60	316
Finance (Mobo)	(70)		144	214	0	Revised staffing forecast following completion of financial disaggregation of Orbis budgets.
HR & Organisational Development (Mobo)	59		(111)	(170)	0	Management of vacancies, improved income forecasts.
IT&D (Mobo)	0		0	0	0
Procurement (Mobo	172		214	42	0	Budgetary pressures due to ending of short-term funding.
Business Operations (Mobo)	0		(8)	(8)	0	Minor underspends.
Revenues & Benefits (Mobo)	0		(16)	(16)	0	Minor movement.
Housing Benefit Subsidy	446		396	(50)	0	The pressure on a particular type of benefit for vulnerable tenants which is not fully subsidised increased by £0.073m but this was offset by various favourable variances of £0.123m.
Contribution to Orbis	561		391	(170)	0	Significant reduction in Orbis Partnership underspend.
Total Finance & Resources	1,168		1,010	(158)	0
Corporate Policy	0		0	0	0
Legal Services	(27)		(31)	(4)	0	Minor movement.
Democratic & Civic Office Services	(33)		(72)	(39)	0	Further supplies and services underspends.
Life Events	(25)		(496)	(471)	0	Improved income forecasts and higher level of vacancies.
Performance, Improvement & Programmes	0		0	0	0
Communications	(77)		(157)	(80)	0	More recharged income than expected.
Total Strategy, Governance & Law	(162)		(756)	(594)	0
Bulk Insurance Premia	0		428	428	0	Increased costs on settlement of insurance claims
Capital Financing Costs	(2,040)		(2,521)	(481)	0	£0.381m investment income and £0.100m interest on borrowing.
Levies & Precepts	0		0	0	0
Unallocated Contingency & Risk Provisions	0		0	0	0
Unringfenced Grants	(162)		(177)	(15)	0	DLUHC Transparency Grant.
Other Corporate Items	1,732		4,295	2,563	1,107	Provision for additional pay costs relating to current negotiations. Accounting provision for the potential outcome of litigation relating to HSE investigations and insurance claims.  Also includes the carry forward of funding for fully committed, ongoing Covid-19 schemes previously approved by Policy & Resources Sub-Committee.
Total Corporately-held Budgets	(470)		2,025	2,495	1,107
Total General Fund	(1,093)		(2,948)	(1,855)	422