Issue - meetings
Review of Councils Public Health Function
Meeting: 25/01/2022 - Cabinet (Item 8)
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A report relating to a Review of the Council’s Public Health Function was considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 18 January 2022.
Due to the timescale and print deadline for Cabinet, recommendations arising from the Committee will be circulated to Members in advance of the meeting.
Additional documents:
- Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health, item 8
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- Annex 1 - Structure and current cost of service 2021-22, item 8
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- Annex 2 - Revised staffing structure and cost, item 8
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- O&S paper 29-08-19 background information, item 8
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- O&S paper 15-01-20 background information, item 8
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- Recommendations (Final) of Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 18 January 2022, item 8
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Decision:
Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 18 January 2022 (OS 22/3).
The Cabinet resolved that:
(1) the proposal to revise the structure of the One You Service, as detailed in 1.3 of the report, to bring it within the annual Kent County Council grant allocation be endorsed.
Minutes:
Decision Notice: D220011CAB
Consideration was given to the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 January 2022 (OS 22/3)
RESOLVED: That the proposal to revise the structure of the One You Service, as detailed in 1.3 of the report, to bring it within the annual Kent County Council grant allocation be endorsed.
Meeting: 18/01/2022 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 3)
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This report makes recommendations to amend the structure of the Council’s One You team in order to bring the cost of the service within the annual grant allocation received from Kent County Council (KCC).
Additional documents:
- Annex 1 - Structure and current cost of service 2021-22, item 3
PDF 195 KB
- Annex 2 - Revised staffing structure and cost, item 3
PDF 203 KB
- O&S paper 29-08-19 background information, item 3
PDF 113 KB
- O&S paper 15-01-20 background information, item 3
PDF 238 KB
Minutes:
The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health set out options to amend the structure of the Borough Council’s One You team in order to bring the cost of the service within the annual grant allocation received from Kent County Council.
The current structure and cost of the service was provided at Annex 1. Proposals for a revised staffing structure and cost were detailed in Annex 2.
Particular reference was made to the financial and value for money considerations which illustrated that the difference between the grant funding received from the County Council and the actual cost of the service meant that there was a funding gap of circa £35,000. It was explained that the overspend on public health had been funded via the Borough Council’s public health reserve. Due to expenditure exceeding income and based on the latest estimates, without any changes to the service, it was expected that this reserve would be fully used during 2022/23.
The proposals for a revised structure would bring the service within the cost of the annual grant application and avoid budget growth.
RECOMMENDED: That
the proposal to revise the structure of the One You Service, as detailed in 1.3 of the report, to bring it within the annual Kent County Council grant allocation be endorsed.
*Referred to Cabinet