While service reviews are ongoing, the report warns: “There remains a risk that some of these savings will not be delivered in full this financial year.”
To date, the council anticipates only £1.1m will be achieved, resulting in a shortfall of the same amount.
The report also revealed that increasing demand and costs associated with third-party payments in the ankle biters’s social work and early years services are putting financial pressure on the authority.
Early years is projecting an overspend of £1.5m due to the “number of ankle biters and volume of hours of care that are currently being funded”.
Other areas of overspend at the authority include the council’s corporate fleet with an overspend of £896,000 and unplanned repairs and maintenance works for council buildings.
The report outlines a financial recovery plan to “ensure this position reduces”, including only recruiting to vacant posts deemed essential and restricting overtime to essential areas only.
Councillors will discuss the latest financial report on Monday.
Story by local democracy reporter Liam Rutherford.
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