Council Monitoring Report - Q1 2026/27

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 29 Sep 2026 · East Sussex County Council · the whole meeting

What it recommends

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“note the latest monitoring position for the Council.”
“approve proposed amendments to performance measures set out in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2. 1.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED to: 1) note the latest monitoring position for the Council; and 2) approve proposed amendments to performance measures set out in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of the report. Reason 20.3 The report sets out the Council’s position at the end of Quarter 1 2026/27 against the plans agreed for 2026/27. It includes delivery of Council Plan targets, Revenue Budget, Capital Programme, and Savings Plan, together with Risks at the end of June 2026.” minutes ↗

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Cabinet is also recommended to make proposed amendments to six Council Plan performance measures, including raising the target for the number of businesses supported through business support programmes from 80 to 225. p6 p13 p14

Total savings of £8.2m are planned for delivery in 2026/27, of which £7.7m is expected to be delivered, £0.1m is slipping to future years, and £0.5m cannot be achieved. p40

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p62) approve proposed amendments to performance measures set out in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2.
p133.1 The Council Plan 2026/27 has been updated with available 2025/26 outturns. Following the review of end of year performance targets are proposed to be amended for 6 measures:
p14· The target for the ‘Number of businesses engaged through business support programmes’ is proposed to be increased from 80 businesses supported, to 225, as a result of additional external funding (see Appendix 6).
p405.5 The total savings identified to be delivered in 2026/27, including slippage from previous years, are £8.2m. Departments are reporting that £7.7m will be delivered in 2026/27, with £0.1m slipping to future years, and £0.5m not being able to be achieved. The impact of the above has been reflected in the revenue monitoring position, and the departmental appendices provide more detail. The £0.5m savings that cannot be achieved consist of:

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