Belfast Education

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Belfast Education Library BoardSpecial Board
Meeting22 March 2005

• 2005/06
• RECURRENT EXPENDITURE

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AGENDA

• Legal framework/Political reality
• Strategy for 2005/06 scheme
• Analysis of allocation
• Potential shortfall
• Centre savings by area

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Legal Framework/Political Reality

• Statutory Duty
• Role of Chief Executive SMT
• Duty of Care
• Review of Public Administration (RPA)

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Strategy for 2005/06 Scheme

• Cost reduction NOT closure
• Protection of front-line services
• Avoidance of compulsory redundancy if possible
• Efficient use of public money by service sharing
• Stabilise and rationalise for the future

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Allocation for 2005/06
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POTENTIAL SHORTFALL
- assuming current service level and no
corrective action

• 2005/06 2005/06 Potential
• Requirement Allocation Shortfall
• m m m
• Schools 122.5 118 (4.5)
• Centre 69.4 62,6
  (6.8)
• Total 191.9 180.6
  (11.3)

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CENTRE SAVINGS BY AREA

• 05/06 Proposed Proposed
• Need Scheme Savings
• Deficit Payback 4,000 4,000 0
• JE Redundancy 3,500 3,500 0
• Maintenance 4,500 3,500 1,000
• HQ Misc. 8,554 7,113 1,441
• School Library 586 400 186
• Catering 5,587 4,858 729
• Transport 4,253 4,059 194
• CASS 4,132 2,783 1,349
• Centre Schools 14,489 13,192 1,297
• Special 19,837 19,169 668
• Contingency 317 -317
• TOTAL 69,438k 62,574k 6,864k

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MAINTENANCE
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MAINTENANCE

• Savings Proposals
• No planned maintenance 1million
• - Only health and safety maintenance

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HQ andMiscellaneous
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HQ MISCELLANEOUS

• Savings Proposals
• Capitalisation of Capital Development
  staff 575k
• Inter-board service sharing Voluntary
  redundancies 565k
• Road Safety (Risk based approach to
  provision) 233k
• Reprographics (Lease cancellation) 37k
• Charge staff for car park (1 per day) 31k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 1,441k

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SCHOOL LIBRARY
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SCHOOL LIBRARY

• Savings Proposals
• Reduce book funding Inter-Board service
  186k

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Catering
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CATERING

• Savings Proposals
• Convert unproductive kitchens to dining
  centres 100k
• Annual uplift of school meal price (0.5
  year) 66k
• Adult meals charged at 2.40 12k
• Inter-board service sharing/charging staff meals
  551k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 729K

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TRANSPORT
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TRANSPORT

• Savings Proposals
• Lagan College 28k
• NEELB service sharing (Maintenance) 22k
• Inter-board service sharing efficiencies
  144k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 194K

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CASS
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CASS

• Savings Proposals
• Reduce Advisory staff (4 staff) 139k
• Reduce Seconded/Contract staff (5 staff) 185k
• Recode staff (3 staff) 52k
• EAL 117k
• Inset (reduce) 55k
• Drumalla (closure) 214k
• Reading centres (closure) 143k
• Early years centre 112k
• Music Service (increase charges) 327k
• Other Measures 5k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 1,349k

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CENTRE SCHOOLS
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CENTRE SCHOOLS

• Savings Proposals
• Long term sickness 145k
• Contingency Fund 270k
• Retirement/redundancy costs 272k
• Board Initiatives 610k
• Targeting needs 150k
• Early years initiative 125k
• PFI 100k
• Homework Centres 30k
• Parental involvement 150k
• Others 55k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 1,297K

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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Savings Proposals
• Reduce Secondary PS Service staff (6 staff)
  250k
• Reduce Loughshore staff (3 staff) 95k
• Reduce Outreach staff (6 staff) 210k
• Reduce Peripatetic Support staff (2 staff)
  70k
• Fleming Fulton residential chalet
  (closure) 250k
• Reduce St Rose's Partial Hearing Unit staff (1
  staff) 15k
• Reduce EWO staff (2 staff) 60k
• Reduce Education Psychology staff (1 staff)
  35k
• TOTAL SAVINGS 985k
• add back Contingency Funds
  -317k
• 668k