1.      That the revenue forecast outturn position of an overspend of £1.6M (before the release of the contingency), be noted.

2.      To note that the budget includes £2.1M of contingency against which no call has been made as yet.  If this contingency is released then this results in an underspend of £0.5M.

3.      To request officers to continue to look for compensatory savings in order to deliver a balanced budget.