1.            That the gross forecast outturn of £96.8M, excluding HRA but including deferred spend from 2016/17 which was currently below the approved budget by £13.9M (£3.7M below last year against a higher budget of £132.6M) be noted.

2.            To note that the net forecast is £3.7M below budget (£2.4M below budget at the same stage last year).