Members will scrutinise the budget priorities of the City Council and that of its key partners.

The Board convened over three days to hear from Partners, Cabinet Members, Directors and senior officers to scrutinise the Draft Corporate Plan 2012-2015 and the Revenue and Capital Budgets 2012-13.  Members probed the city council and its strategic partners about their views on changes within the public sector, their plans to deliver services in the challenging economic climate and the effect that cuts and legislative changes would have on their ability to deliver those services.

The Chair and Board extended a vote of thanks to all those who had contributed to the process.

The full report and recommendations relating to this scrutiny process are attached as an appendix to these minutes.

Agreed that the report and recommendations be approved, as submitted, and forwarded to Cabinet for consideration.

(Councillors Mrs Bowyer and Thompson declared personal interests

in respect of the above item).