Agenda item

The Panel considered a report of the PCVC Chief Finance Officer which provided details of the proposed revenue budget and policing precept for 2018/19, the proposed capital budget for 2018/19, the revised revenue and capital budgets for 2018/19 and the robustness of the estimates and adequacy of reserves (for copy see file of Minutes).

Councillor Crathorne informed the Panel she was pleased that an increased number of apprenticeships was proposed for 2018/19 and hoped this would help young people gain employment.

Councillor Hovvels thanked the PCVC Chief Finance Officer for his presentation of the report and congratulated him on his recent award of an OBE in the New Years’ Honours.

In response to a question from Councillor Boyes regarding the top sliced funding streams referred to at paragraph 14 of the report, the Chief Finance Officer provided the Panel with information on those areas where top slicing would increase for 2018/19, including police technology programmes, arm’s length bodies (HMIC and IOPC), strengthening the response to Organised Crime and Special Grant.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.