The analysis of revenue and capital proposals across service areas is shown below. This table looks at:
- net revenue budget (the amount of money for providing day to day services, such as social care and disposing of waste)
- capital proposals (investments in buildings, infrastructure and equipment).
Revenue and capital proposals
Service | Net Revenue Budget 2022-23 (£m) | Capital Proposals 2022-23 (£m) |
Children’s Services:
Education and Early Intervention This includes advice, challenge, and support to schools to raise educational standards and promote the wider well-being of children and young people. This includes responsibility for ensuring that there are sufficient school places; funding of eighty-two children centres and provision of services for young people. It also includes information on childcare; parenting and family support; funding of nursery education for 3–4-year-olds and provision of services for young people.
Safeguarding and Specialist Services helps to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and young people by providing services for children with disabilities, child protection, family support and children in residential and foster care.
|
205.3
|
134.9
|
Community Protection comprises Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hertfordshire Trading Standards, Emergency Planning and Resilience, working together to ensure a co-ordinated approach to keeping all who live and work in Hertfordshire safe and protected.
|
41.2
|
11.2
|
Environment & Infrastructure maintains roads, pavements, streetlights, signs, and verges; disposes of household waste; provides passenger transport information; promotes road safety and protects and enhances the natural and built environment. It also supports economic development.
|
126.6
|
144.4
|
Adult Care Services supports and promotes independence for older people, people with physical and learning disabilities, adults with mental health problems and their carers. The team provides information and advice, enables people to recover and stay in their own home, and arranges care at home or in a care home if their safety is at risk.
|
400.9
|
24.5
|
Public Health focuses on improving health and wellbeing in Hertfordshire, through stop smoking and healthy weight campaigns, for example.
|
49.9
|
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Other services include Registration, Coroners, Libraries and support services and contributions the council has to make to the funding of two organisations - the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and the Environment Agency for flood defence.
|
129.1
|
98.6
|
Total
|
953.0
|
413.6
|