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Environment & Neighbourhood Services Budget Briefing

Environment & Neighbourhood Services Budget Briefing. Sue Harper Director Bharat Jashapara Assistant Director - Strategic Finance. Services provided by the Environment & Neighbourhood Services . Services are broadly provided within 2 large areas: Environment & Protection Services Division

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Environment & Neighbourhood Services Budget Briefing

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  1. Environment & Neighbourhood Services Budget Briefing Sue Harper Director Bharat Jashapara Assistant Director - Strategic Finance

  2. Services provided by the Environment & Neighbourhood Services Services are broadly provided within 2 large areas: • Environment & Protection Services Division • Neigbourhood Services Division

  3. Environment & Protection Division • Services include: • Recycling and Waste – Recycling, bulky waste, street cleaning, clinical waste, domestic waste, graffiti, abandoned vehicles. • Consumer and Business Protection - Food safety, health and safety, public safety, trading standards. • Safer Streets - Animal welfare, licensing, public mortuary, parking control, pest control, pollution control, public health, street lighting, trees, waste control.

  4. Environment & Protection Division (Con’t) • Emergency Planning and Business Continuity - CCTV, emergency control room, emergency planning.   • Passenger Transport -  A bespoke bus transport service

  5. Neighbourhood Services Division • Services include: • Highway & Transport Delivery – Highways maintenance, highways improvement, reduction of traffic congestion, improvement of cycling and walking networks • Libraries, Arts & Heritage – libraries, Brent museum, arts • Sports, Parks & Cemetaries - provision of parks and open spaces, range of sporting activities, burials

  6. 2011/12 E&NS Budgets

  7. 2011/12 Budgetary Position The department is facing a number of service pressures due to: • Budget savings of £10,766k: • One Council Savings £ 2,842k • Budget Reductions £ 5,266k • Income Increases £ 2,658k

  8. 2011/12 Budgetary Position • Key in-year pressures: • Libraries transformation programme • Income falls further in challenging economic climate especially parking income • Ongoing negotiations with Veolia on waste and street cleaning contract

  9. 2012/13 Budget and Beyond • One council programme main way in delivering annual budget savings • Either departmental projects or cross cutting projects • Departmental One Council Projects to be launched shortly: • Parking • Highways

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