Issue - meetings

1.                    That the allocation of £622,000 for the delivery of the Transformation and Efficiency portfolio work programme and the release of resources from balances to fund this ( £487,000 to be released from existing ASC balances and reserves, with only £135,000 needed from the Corporate Efficiency Project reserve) be approved.

2.                    That the initial spend of £243,000 to deliver the first phase of work which includes developing the necessary business cases for the programmes set out in the ASC Portfolio work programme, be approved.

3.                    That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Community Care to approve the release of funds to implement plans once Business Cases for each piece of work have been approved.

4.                    Noted that regular updates will be submitted on progress.