To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance and Governance and the Director of Finance and Systems.

The Executive Member for Finance and Governance and the Director of Finance and Systems submitted a report setting out the Executive’s response to the Scrutiny Committee’s recommendations, made to the Executive at its meeting on 24 January 2022, in relation to the Budget proposals for 2022/23. The report contained a detailed response to each of the points raised by the Scrutiny Committee in its report. Councillor Acton, as Chair of the Scrutiny Committee, welcomed the response, noting that Scrutiny would continue monitor key issues throughout the forthcoming year, and to work with the Executive on issues of shared concern in relation to budgetary matters.

RESOLVED - That the Executive’s response to the Scrutiny Committee, as set out in the report, be approved.