1. Comprehensive Spending Review 2015: A London Borough Perspective
Leigh Whitehouse
Director of Finance & Joint Interim Chief Executive
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

2. Structure About Kingston Austerity: Round 1 2014 Onwards: from TA OBB
Spending Review
Settlements Provisional and Final
Where next?

3. About Kingston An ancient and Royal Borough
Smallest London Borough by Population and Spend
A growing Borough
Large retail centre
Conservative Administration since 2014
Managerial Changes

4. Austerity: Round 1 Savings of £49m
Government Grant down from £67m to £41m

5. Strategic Options...

6. From Thames Agreement to Outcome Based Budgeting

7. The Smarter Budgeting Cycle
Supports more radical change
Encourages an external focus
A more joined up and cross cutting approach
A focus on future activity not just the change to it
Aligns with Commissioning approach
Can be used across organisations
Measuring impact

9. Spending Review Headlines

10. Provisional Settlement
Slightly worse than our worst expectations
Redistribution without consultation
Into the red
Revised approach to Council Tax
Furious Lobbying

11. Final Settlement Transitional Grant Revised Plans
Every silver lining...

12. Where Next?
An acceptance of Council Tax increases... but a desire to minimise them
£15m still to find from 2017/18 onwards
Potential Council Tax yield = £10.9m
Achievable, but dependent on:
Health and social care integration
Demand management
Changing relationships
Changing role for the council