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Cabinet Member for Children and Families - Portsmouth City

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Friday, 21st February 2020
5:00 PM
End:
Friday, 21st February 2020
9:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Friday, 21st February 2020
5:00 PM
Finished:
Friday, 21st February 2020
9:35 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
21 Feb 2020
Location:
The Executive Meeting Room - Third Floor, The Guildhall
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Judith Smyth photo
Opposition spokesperson
Councillor Judith Smyth

Labour

Present, as expected

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Cabinet Member
Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillor Rob Wood

Present, as expected

Agenda
1 Apologies for absence
2 Declarations of members' interests
3 Children and Families Portfolio Budget Monitoring for Quarter 3 - 2019/2020
Purpose

To inform the Cabinet Member of the projected revenue expenditure within the portfolio cash limit and capital programme for the current financial year 2019/20. This report sets out the budget position and contributing factors to the projected yearend overspend within the portfolio, as at the end of December 2019.

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Children & Families

1.    Note the Children and Families Portfolio forecast budget position as at the end of December 2019, of £3.8m in excess of the current approved cash limit provision.

2.    Note the continuing implementation of the "Stronger Futures" strategic programme designed to reduce the number of looked after children in the city, the key driver of the overspend in this portfolio.

3.    Approve the transfer of £10,200 funding from the Adaptions to Foster Carer Properties scheme to the scheme for a disabled looked after child.

4.    Note the position in respect of the approved capital schemes for the portfolio.
4 Annual Adoption Panel Activity
Purpose

The report is for information only and the purpose is to update the Lead Member on Portsmouth Adoption Service activity for the period April 1 2019 to 31 December 2019 and ongoing development in accordance with the Government's Adoption Reform Programme introduced in 2012.
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