Budget templates 2020-2021

Miscellaneous Finance

• C32 - Miscellaneous Finance - Deletion of Match Funding for Community Schemes budget

Corporate Services

• A37 - Corporate Finance - Vacancy management
• B12 - Customer Services - Service redesign
• B13 - Central Services - Service redesign in Mail Room
• D22 - Procurement - Income generation through collaboration
• D24 - Corporate Services - Digital Services - Efficiency savings through process reviews and automation
• D25 - Review of Investment Strategy
• E1 - Miscellaneous Finance - Temporary reduction in Debt Charges budget

Catering

• D16 - Catering - Increase price of meals in the staff canteen by 3%
• D23 - Catering - Introduce a charge for providing current free provisions to meeting rooms i.e. water
• D12 - Meals Direct - Increase price of meals by 25p from April 2020
• D13 - Catering - Increase price of primary school meals by 10p from April 2020
• D14 - Catering - Increase price of secondary school meals by 10p from April 2020

Education and Lifelong Learning

• A17 - Gwent Sensory & Communication Support Unit (SenCom) - 1% reduction
• A02 - 14 to 19 Initiative Transport Costs - Budget realignment
• A15 - Early Years Team
• C01 - 2% Reduction in Individual Schools Budget
• C02 - 2% Reduction in Key Stage 2 Funding Junior Phase
• C03 - 2% Reduction in Secondary Schools Additional Funding
• C04 - Youth Service - Reduction in top-up to grant funded projects
• C05 - Youth Service - Withdrawal of service from Bedwas High School
• A03 - Support Services and Resources - Delete vacant post
• A01 - Adult Education - Delete vacant Manager's post
• A06 - Music Service - Curriculum Leader - Vacant post
• A07 - Music Service - Delete Music Teacher post but some hours retained
• A08 - Music Service - Delete Music Teacher post
• A09 - Delete 1 Vacant Post Specialist Teacher
• A11 - Youth Service - 1 Caretaker at Crumlin Institute not replaced (vacant post)
• A12 - Youth Service - Deletion of admin post
• A13 - Youth Service - Duty Officer/Caretaker post not to be replaced when the postholder leaves in the Autumn
• A14 - Youth Service - Deletion of part-time Grade 10 vacant post
• A05 - Education Welfare Service - Restructure of service
• B01 - Library Service - Deletion of 2 Community Librarian posts
• A04 - Library Service - Delete Library Manager post
• A10 - Library Service - Back office efficiencies & transport related savings
• B02 - Library Service - Full-year effect of workforce remodelling savings approved as part of the 2019/20 budget

Highways, Transportation and Engineering

• C13 - Infrastructure - Reduction in other Highway maintenance budgets
• C12 - Infrastructure - Reduction in Carriageway maintenance budget
• A28 - Infrastructure - Minor restructure
• C15 - Infrastructure - Reduction in Risca Canal budget
• B04 - Infrastructure - Reduction in Street Lighting maintenance budget
• C14 - Infrastructure - Reduction in Traffic Management maintenance budget
• C10 - Infrastructure - Withdraw the School Crossing Patrol sites that no longer meet the national standards criteria
• C11 - Infrastructure - Blackwood to Ystrad Link - Withdrawal of subsidy

Building Cleaning

• D17 - Increase in income
• D20 - Increase in charges for Trinity Fields
• D21 - New contract with Morrison Utilities
• D19 - Increase charges for Portable Appliance Testing
• A38 - Reduction in printing costs
• A39 - Reduction in subscriptions
• A40 - Reduction in training budget
• A41 - Reduction in fleet costs
• D18 - Increase Income from Window Cleaning

Property Services

• A33 - Penmaen House - Running costs to be met by new tenant
• D10 - Ty Duffryn rental income
• D11 - Penmaen House rental income
• B10 - All leaseholders to discharge maintenance obligations
• A34 - Corporate Property - Ty Penallta - Reduction in building cleaning
• A35 - Corporate Property - Other Offices - Reduction in building cleaning
• A36 - Corporate Property - Reduction in utility costs

Legal Services

• A42 - Deletion of vacant solicitor post
• A43 - Reduction in supplies and services expenditure
• A44 - Reduction in Counsel Fees budget

Business Improvement Services

• C28 - Corporate Policy - Reduction in Voluntary Sector budget
• C29 - Delete remaining Technical Assistance budget
• B11 - Corporate Policy - Reduction in external Welsh Language Translation budget
• C30 - Corporate Policy - Further reduction in the Well-being budget
• C31 - Corporate Policy - Further reduction in publicity and promotion budgets

Housing

• C06 - Housing Contribution to Community Environmental Wardens
• A18 - Private Housing Minor Restruture
• D01 - Private Housing Minor Works HRA Increased Recharge

Regeneration and Planning

• A23 - Tourism - Blackwood Miners Institute - Reduced box office opening hours
• ​D06 - Tourism - Caerphilly Visitor Centre - Additional catering income
• A24 - Tourism - Blackwood Miners Institute - Staffing restructure
• C07 - Business Support & Funding - Reduction in the revenue budget for the Community Enterprise Fund
• D05 - Tourism - Caerphilly Visitor Centre - Additional catering income
• C09 - Community Regeneration - Reduction in Community Projects budget
• D04 - Tourism - Cwmcarn Visitor Centre - Additional income
• A26 - Tourism - Marketing and Events - Reduction in marketing spend
• D03 - Urban Renewal - Increased staff fee income from project management on grant funded projects
• D02 - Planning - Income from charging for advice
• A19 - Business Support & Funding - Budget realignments
• A21 - Urban Renewal - Reduction in Publicity & Promotion budget
• A20 - Business Support & Funding - Increased rental income from Lowry Plaza Unit Shops
• C08 - Urban Renewal - Reduction in Town Centre/Community Projects budget
• A27 - Tourism - Additional budget efficiencies across all venues

Public Protection, Community and Leisure Services

• C24 - Waste Management - Reduction in Cleansing staff numbers
• C17 - Community & Leisure Services - 50% Reduction in maintenance of land budget
• C16 - Community & Leisure Services - Reduction in playground maintenance budget
• C18 - Community & Leisure Services 50% Reduction in Public Rights of Way budget
• C20 - Community & Leisure Services - Reduction in War Memorial Maintenance budget
• C23 - Community Centres - Reduction of 1 hour Caretaker support across all Centres
• D08 - Waste - Increase charges for bulky collections (from £16 to £25 for 1 to 3 items)
• C19 - Community & Leisure Services - Reduction in Cemeteries Maintenance budget
• C22 - Community Centres - Withdrawal of funding for 2 Centres not in CCBC ownership (Rudry and Glan-y-Nant)
• B09 - Public Protection - Merge Community Safety Wardens with the Environmental Health General Enforcement Team
• D09 - Public Protection - Review Pest Control Fees and Charges and introduce a charge for rat treatments
• B08 - Community & Leisure Services - Closure of Trehir Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC)
• C25 - Public Protection - Decommission all BT line rental cameras