Issue - meetings

The Board gave consideration to a report providing an updated budget outlook and indicative medium term financial plan covering the period through to 2026/27. The report summarised the financial context facing the HSCP and aimed to assist planning to operate on a sustainable basis.

Decision

The Integration Joint Board –

1.    noted the indicative financial plan for 2024-25 to 2026-27;

2.    noted the high level of risk and uncertainty at this point in the planning cycle;

3.    noted the forecast budget gap totalling £10.2m or 2.8%, and that this would form the basis for service planning;

4.    noted that the budget outlook would next be updated following the December 2023 publication of the Draft Scottish Budget; and

5.    noted that the budget consultation would commence in October 2023.

(Reference:  Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 27 September 2023, submitted)