Issue - decisions

i)  To agree the £3.51M adjustments to be made to directorate budgets to reflect sustained favourable variances reported at month 9 of 2024/25 due to transformation and other measures, to be transferred to centrally held contingency to reduce the reliance on Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), as set out in paragraph 6.

ii)  Agree to use £0.68M of centrally held contingency to meet the forecast overspend for emergency accommodation within Resident Services, as set out in paragraph 8.