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Tuesday, 19 December 2006

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ITEM CA6

CABINET – 19 DECEMBER 2006

SERVICE AND RESOURCE PLANNING 2007/08 – 2011/12

Report by Chief Executive, Director for Resources and Head of Finance & Procurement

Introduction

  1. This report is the third in a series informing Members on the service and resource planning process and budget issues for 2007/08 and the medium term, following on from reports to Cabinet on 19 September and 21 November 2006. The report sets out the review of charges, provides an update on the service and resource planning process for 2007/08 and includes the latest information on the Council’s financial position.

  2. The following annexes are attached:
  3. Annex 1a: Review of charges (download as .doc file)

    Annex 1b: Current and proposed charges (download as .xls file)

    Annex 2: Funded pressures (proposed) (download as .xls file)

    Annex 3: Pressures met by efficiency savings and service reprioritisations (download as .xls file)

    Review of Charges

  4. As part of the work in completing the business plans, service managers have reviewed their charges. Annex 1a sets out the Councils charging policy and an analysis of the changes in income. The proposed charges are set out in detail in Annex 1b.
  5. Service and Resource Planning Process 2007/08

  6. Cabinet Members and relevant officers have reviewed the business plans and challenged the identified priorities and pressures, service reprioritisations and proposed efficiency savings. As set out in the last report, the Cabinet and the County Council Management Team have agreed to the provisional allocation of some of the sum available to allocate to areas which are likely to need some additional ongoing funding in 2007/08. This has enabled more focus to be put on finding achievable and sustainable savings in the remaining areas of pressure. The business plans set out the details of how the provisional allocation will be utilised, and these are shown in Annex 2.
  7. The Head of Finance & Procurement has drawn up a schedule setting out, for each Directorate, identified budget priorities and pressures (which are not currently proposed to be funded) in the respective service areas and how these could be funded along with proposed efficiency savings. These are attached at Annex 3.
  8. The impact of the budget priorities and pressures on the service are referred to in the annex by way of a key as set out below. The impact on the service of making the savings is also referred to by way of the same key, where:
  9. 1 = New Statutory Duty or Unavoidable Pressure

    2 = Significant impact on service

    3 = Moderate impact on service

    4 = Minimal/No impact on service


  10. The risk of not achieving the savings is also set out in the annex categorised into high, medium or low and the types of savings proposed are also set out in the annex. These have been categorised into: cash releasing efficiency, income generation and service reduction. In addition a category of not applicable has been used where there is a change in funding streams (e.g. specific grant) or not proceeding with proposed service improvement. A cash-releasing efficiency saving means that the budget of the service is reduced but the same amount and quality of service is provided. Income generation is receiving a higher level of income whilst containing expenditure. A service reduction means that a lower level of service will be provided and/or a lower level of quality for the same/less money.
  11. The table below sets out a summary for 2007/08, by Directorate, of the budget priorities and pressures (which are not currently proposed to be funded) and how these could be funded categorised by type of saving:
  12. Directorate

    Pressure/

    Priority

     

    £m

    Savings

    N/A*

     

    £m

    Net

     

    £m

    Efficiency

    & Income

    £m

    Service Reduction

    £m

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Children, Young People & Families

    7.6

    -1.7

    -0.4

    -5.5

    0

    Social & Community Services

    10.3

    -7.2

    -1.1

    -2.0

    0

    Environment & Economy

    3.4

    -2.5

    -0.5

    -0.4

    0

    Community Safety

    0.2

    -0.1

    -0.1

    0

    0

    Corporate Core

    0.6

    -0.5

    -0.1

    0

    0

    TOTAL

    22.1

    -12.0

    -2.2

    -7.9

    0

    * N/A relates to change in funding streams/not proceeding with proposed service improvement.

    Balances and Reserves

    Balances

  13. The last report set out a forecast on balances over the medium term based on information available to the end of September. The Financial Monitoring report (CA X on the agenda) sets out that balances to the end of October are £15.324m. Although the change from the previous month is marginal (balances were £15.285m at the end of September), there are additions to balances of £0.8m relating to revised estimates on strategic measures (set out in more detail in paragraph 17 below), taking additions to balances to £2.1m. It is possible that this figure could rise further before the year-end, consequently total additions to balances are projected to be £2.3m. There have also been calls on balances in October of £0.8m relating to children’s agency placements. This takes calls on balances in 2006/07 to £2.8m. Given this and the potential for further calls on balances in the remainder of the year, the estimated drawdown of £3.5m in the current year is still appropriate. Estimated drawdowns in future years have been revised to £2.0m per year based on the current year, and the tightening financial position for the authority over the medium term (see section on issues beyond 2007/08).
  14.  

    2006/07

    £m

    2007/08

    £m

    2008/09

    £m

    2009/10

    £m

    2010/11

    £m

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Estimated Balances at Start of Year

    13.149

    13.997

    11.647

    10.154

    10.123

    Budgeted Change in Balances*

    2.048

    -0.350

    0.307

    1.969

    3.481

    Total Balances at Start of Year

    15.197

    13.647

    11.954

    12.123

    13.604

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Estimated Use of Balances

    -3.500

    -2.000

    -2.000

    -2.000

    -2.000

    Estimated Repayment of/Addition to Balances

    2.300

     

    0.200

     

     

    Estimated Balances at end of year

    13.997

    11.647

    10.154

    10.123

    11.604

    * As set out in the Medium Term Service & Financial Plan 2006/07 – 2010/11

  15. Although the forecast level of balances is more than the risk assessment requires in the short term, it is necessary to maintain this position to ensure balances of £10m over the medium term without having to set aside additions to balances in future years where funding is tight. To ensure the level of balances is commensurate with risk, the position will need to be reviewed annually on the basis of performance of the budget in year.
  16. From the tables in Annex 3, the total of high-risk savings is £3.2m in 2007/08. It is appropriate to reflect some of this risk in balances for 2007/08. The savings proposals are currently being examined establish how much should be included.
  17. The position on balances will need to be reviewed as the year progresses, in conjunction with the risk assessment of the 2007/08 budget proposals, to determine whether there is a surplus or shortfall in balances going forward.
  18. Reserves

  19. An analysis of the projected position in respect of earmarked reserves for 2007/08 has been undertaken to ensure that they are appropriate to service needs. The position is summarised in the table below. Total reserves at 31 March 2006 were £39.9m, £9.7m higher than projected in the Service & Financial Planning report to Cabinet in December 2005. £4.2m of the difference relates to the establishment of a Shared Services Funding Reserve which will be used to meet the set up costs of the shared services centre progressively over the next two years. This reserve is created from unspent capital which must be returned in order to fund the programme in future years. The set up costs will be repaid from savings arising from the operation of the centre. Other changes relate to an increase on the On Street Parking Reserve of £1.1m, and the creation of a Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) Reserve of £0.6m representing the value of the unused landfill allowance in 2005/06. (The value of these unused allowances varies with the market and has recently reduced to £0.5m).
  20. The forecast position for 31 March 2007 is £23.1m (as set out in the financial Monitoring Report (CA X on the agenda), giving an expected movement of £16.8m in reserves for 2006/07. Excluding schools, the most significant movements relate to use of the corporate reserves. Of these, the capital reserve is expected to use £5.0m to fund the capital programme, the Shared Services is expected to use £2.0m to meet the set up costs incurred in 2006/07 and a projected overspend of £3.4m is expected on the carry forward reserve due to the City Reorganisation overspend not being offset by underspends elsewhere. This is a planned overspend which is set against general balances.
  21. New reserves created as part of the 2006/07 budget include £1.0m for a Social & Community Services emergency fund to meet potential pressures arising from health and £0.75m relating to pensions. The £1.0m emergency fund may not be called upon in 2006/07 and the position will be monitored carefully. The £0.75m pensions reserve is being held until the next revaluation in the autumn of 2007.
  22. Further movement during 2007/08 of £1.2m is anticipated resulting in projected earmarked reserves of £24.3m by 31 March 2008. Excluding schools reserves which can only be used by them, reserves of £8.6m are anticipated by 31 March 2008.
  23.  

    31 March 2006

    31 March 2007

    31 March 2008

     

    £m

    £m

    £m

     

     

     

     

    Schools

    Other

    15.6

    1.5

    10.8

    1.5

    15.7

    1.5

    Children, Young People & Families

    17.1

    12.3

    17.2

    Social & Community Services

    Environment & Economy

    1.6

    4.4

    0.5

    2.9

    0.5

    3.2

    Community Safety

    0.9

    0.3

    0.3

    Resources & Chief Executive’s Office

    Corporate

    1.4

    14.5

    1.2

    5.9

    0.2

    2.9

     

     

     

     

    Total

    39.9

    23.1

    24.3

    Strategic Measures

  24. The Strategic Measures budget has been reviewed across the period of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP). It is now anticipated that there will be a surplus of £1.8m in 2006/07 compared to the original budget. This is reported in the October monthly Financial Monitoring (CA X on the agenda). Looking forward there is now estimated to be a reduction in the net cost of Strategic Measures of £2.6m in 2007/08 (this includes the £0.4m relating to reduced interest from recent debt restructuring and effects of Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans previously reported) and £2.1m in 2008/09 through to 2010/11.
  25. The improvements reflect a number of items, including an increase from 4.5% to 4.75% (4.85% in 2007/08) on the interest earned on the Council’s money market investments and the impact of surpluses on the capital programme that are used up over the period of the MTFP. Assumptions on the costs of borrowing to fund the Capital Programme have also been revised from 4.8% to 4.6%. The recent increase in interest rates does not impact adversely on the long term borrowing from the Public Works Loans Board (PWLB).
  26. There are risks associated with the assumptions as market conditions can vary significantly. These risks will be reviewed regularly so that early warnings can be given if there are likely to be significant changes to the budgeted figures.
  27. The MTFP includes the costs of funding the Council’s full supported borrowing allocations as currently notified or estimated. Cabinet has agreed to fund the full supported borrowing allocations upto 2007/08 and review the position from 2008/09 onwards.
  28. It is recommended that Cabinet approves the use of supported borrowing allocations from 2008/09 onwards upto the levels included within the MTFP.
  29. The Council could receive additional supported borrowing allocations in 2007/08 for Transport as part of the notified Local Transport Plan (LTP) for 2007/08 dependent upon the quality of the LTP submission. If additional borrowing allocations are received there will be an increased cost to the Council of funding that additional borrowing not currently included in the MTFP. Cabinet will need to decide whether or not to take up the additional borrowing as part of the final budget considerations. The LTP notification is expected in mid-December.
  30. Capital Programme

  31. A full updated Capital Programme will be presented to Cabinet in January 2007. Last year the County Council received a two-year capital settlement covering 2006/07 and 2007/08 from the Government for all services other than Transport. For Transport five-year indicative figures were received covering the period up to 2010/11. Generally it is expected that the 2007/08 settlement will just confirm the level as notified last year except for Transport as mentioned above.
  32. There will be no announcement for future years until after the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) in July 2007. In terms of planning a three year capital programme for approval by Council in February 2007 it will be assumed that supported borrowing allocations outside Schools and Transport will be £1m for 2009/10, this is in line with the current levels of approval. For schools it will not be possible to set a capital programme for 2008/09 until the Council has been notified of the borrowing allocation. However if we receive three years notification in July 2007 this will help with planning the future capital programme for schools.
  33. Taking account of the £1m projected borrowing allocation for 2009/10, there is estimated to be £3.1m unallocated capital upto 2009/10 available for bringing schemes forward into the capital programme (excluding Schools and Transport). This is subject to Cabinet’s decision on the use of full borrowing allocations beyond 2007/08.
  34. If allocation of the £3.1m is agreed (subject to retention of a sum for urgent schemes arising between now and 2009/10). Capital Steering Group should be asked to bring forward recommendations to Cabinet as to which schemes should be added to the Capital Programme.
  35. The Review of Property Assets (ROPA) project is due to report to Cabinet in January 2007. There is likely to be a shortfall between the capital expenditure required by the project and the capital receipts from the sale of surplus accommodation of around £1m. The current best estimate of the revenue implications show increased running costs (including debt financing) which peak at around £0.2m by 2010/11. This is a relatively small cost for the major improvements in office accommodation that will arise from the project. There may also be other savings from the project which are currently not costed, arising from rationalisation of reception/administration facilities. It is proposed that the Council consider funding this project from prudential borrowing. This is outside the current guidelines for using prudential borrowing which requires a project to demonstrate that borrowing costs can be covered by savings from the project. However the benefits from this project are significant and it is recommended that, if the Business Case is approved by Cabinet in January 2007, the net capital costs should be funded by prudential borrowing. This will also bring the benefit of protecting the sum available to fund new projects in the capital programme upto 2009/10 (£3.1m).
  36. Prudential Indicators

  37. As part of the service & resource planning process for 2007/08 Council will have to approve a set of Prudential Indicators which show that the Council’s use of prudential borrowing is prudent, affordable and in line with the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy. These indicators will be taken to Council for approval in February 2007. Some of these indicators are around the Treasury Management Strategy and will be included in a report to Cabinet in January.
  38. The remaining indicators are dependant upon either the final agreed budget position or the notified supported borrowing allocations and cannot be calculated at this time.
  39. Funding

    Government Grant

  40. The draft Local Government Finance Settlement announced by the Secretary of State on 28 November 2006 confirmed a formula grant figure for 2007/08 of £92.261m, as expected.
  41. The consultation period on the 2007/08 grant, which closes on 5 January 2007, gives the Council an opportunity to express its reservations about the adjustments that have been made to allow for changes in the capital funding arrangements. As a result of the move to three-year settlements, the government decided to support more capital spending by grants rather than through formula grant. Thus the amount of formula grant had to be reduced. The reduction for Oxfordshire County Council was £1.598m. As this estimate was based on capital spending in 2005/06, which for Oxfordshire was an exceptional year, it is considered that this adjustment is too large. As part of the consultation process, it is proposed to ask the Secretary of State to reconsider the adjustments that have been made and if appropriate, correct the position in the 2008/09 and later grant settlements.
  42. For medium term planning purposes, forecasts of formula grant are needed for four future years. The first three of these - 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 - will be covered by the 2007 CSR. Currently, Oxfordshire’s formula grant is heavily damped - it explicitly includes £6.775m of 'floor damping' and there is a further, much less apparent protection of the social care relative needs figures, worth, in effect, a further £8.470m. As this vast amount of damping wears off, the Council can expect to receive grant increases that are little more than the minimum increases decided by the Secretary of State. It is anticipated that overall grant increases for local government in England will be low during the 2007 CSR period, perhaps only 2% extra each year overall. The minimum increases guaranteed by the minister must necessarily be lower than the overall increase, so it is assumed that our formula grant will increase by 1% each year for 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11. This forecast will be able to be reviewed when the 2007 CSR announces overall future formula grant increases, in summer 2007.
  43. The report of the Lyons inquiry is expected early in the new-year. This may radically transform the functions and funding of local government; or it may not.
  44. Specific Grants

  45. Some specific grant allocations have been announced for 2007/08, including confirmation of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) of £297.2m. This is an increase of 4.8% from 2006/07. Pressures arising from anticipated or actual grant shortfalls in 2007/08, or utilisation of additional grant are set out in Annex 3.
  46. There still remains a significant risk to the authority around specific grants which the authority currently receives, which may instead be funded through revenue support grant from 2008/09. As Oxfordshire is on the grant floor and receiving damping grant, any additional funding allocated through revenue support grant will in effect reduce the amount of damping grant received and not provide any additional funding.
  47. PSA Reward Grant

  48. It is anticipated that the Council will earn £7.23m of Performance Reward Grant (PRG) from the first Public Service Agreement. The performance figures are currently being audited and once this is complete a claim will be submitted to Communities and Local Government (CLG). Of the £7.23m, it has been agreed that £3.98m will be paid to external organisations (the Thames Valley Police Authority £0.25m, the Drugs and Alcohol Team (DAAT) £0.70m and district councils £1.33m) and £1.70m will be paid to schools. This leaves £3.25m for the authority. The allocation of this between services and corporate is still to be confirmed. Subject to the audit and grant claim being timely, it is projected that the first installment of PRG (half of the amount due) will be paid during the last months of the 2006/07 financial year. Any remaining PRG due will be paid in 2007/08. Half of the PRG is a grant towards capital expenditure and half is for revenue expenditure.
  49.   Issues Beyond 2007/08

  50. The table below sets out a summary of the year on year pressures and equivalent savings for each Directorate over the medium term. The more significant of these pressures are discussed in the ensuing paragraphs.
  51. Directorate

    2008/09

    2009/10

    2010/11

     

    Pressure & Savings

    £m

    Pressure & Savings

    £m

    Pressure & Savings

    £m

    Children, Young People & Families

    4.8

    2.0

    0.9

    Social & Community Services

    5.2

    4.6

    2.8

    Environment & Economy

    1.8

    1.5

    4.4

    Community Safety

    0.2

    0.1

    0.1

    Corporate Core

    0.4

    0.3

    0.1

    All Directorates (pensions)

    0.6

    YEAR ON YEAR VARIATION

    13.0

    8.4

    8.3

    Pensions

  52. The report to Cabinet on 19 September 2006 set out the cost of the options for the Council of the New-Look Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to be introduced from 1 April 2008. This ranged between an additional £2.0m (Option 2c – career average with enhanced revaluation) and savings of £2.1m (Option A – final salary with 7% contribution rate).
  53. The Minister for Local Government, Phil Woolas announced on 23 November 2006 the proposal to retain a reformed final salary pension scheme (Option B). Based on the report to Cabinet in September 2006 this would cost £1.82m but that if there were a 7% contribution rate the cost would be £0.3m. The proposed scheme includes tiered employee contribution rates of 5.5% payable on the first £12,000 of pensionable pay and 7.5% on the excess over £12,000, which produces an average national rate of 6.3%. Based on this average rate, an additional £1.0m would be required, taking the total cost to £1.3m from 2008/09 onwards.
  54. In addition, our actuary has reviewed assumptions on mortality rates. Projections show a decrease in mortality rates which result in an additional cost estimated to be £0.8m. Taking this into account takes the total sum required for pensions to £2.1m. The MTFP includes £1.5m as an annual contribution to a pensions reserve, therefore an additional £0.6m will be required from 2008/09 to fund the changes outlined. All of the costs and assumptions outlined are based on the 2004 data and are therefore only estimates, figures will be confirmed when the fund is next re-valued in the autumn of 2007.
  55. Waste

  56. As reported to Cabinet on 19 September 2006, the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership has agreed a new Joint Municipal Waste Strategy. The strategy sets out how the six authorities in Oxfordshire are going to work in partnership to effectively and efficiently manage waste over the next 25 years. The strategy addresses the need to divert waste from landfill to meet the Landfill Allowances by considering options for future waste collection, treatment and disposal. At their meeting on 19 September 2006, the Cabinet also agreed to formally begin the procurement process for waste treatment facilities to help meet Oxfordshire’s targets for reducing the amount of biodegradable waste that is landfilled.
  57. The budget for Waste set out in the MTFP is sufficient to support the disposal costs until 2009/10. From 2010/11 the authority will either need to purchase Local Authority Trading Scheme (LATS) allowances from other authorities or incur LATS fines. It is currently estimated that this could cost £2.9m in 2010/11 and a further £2.8m (over and above the £2.9m) in 2011/12. This assumes an increase in recycling and composting rates to 40% by the end of 2009/10.
  58. Demography

  59. Oxfordshire has significant demographic pressures relating to older people over the medium term. Between 2006 and 2011, the over 65 population is expected to increase by 15%. The over 85 population is expected to increase by 25% over this period and one in four people in this age group will require a level of intensive support from the social and health care system. In 2006 intensive support was required for 3,200 people and this is expected to rise to 3,500, a 9% increase by 2010. Furthermore 29% of people defined as carers are over the age of 60.
  60. Due to medical advances, there is an increased life expectancy of clients with learning disabilities. This creates a demographic pressure as these clients will require support throughout their life. The number of clients to have service needs is expected to rise by around 12% a year from 2007/08.
  61. Strategy for Community Services for Older People

  62. The current range, pattern and configuration of services in the community for older people are seen as being unsustainable in the face of rising demographic and financial pressures.
  63. The service developments that have been identified to achieve the strategic direction are:

    • Significant reduction in the use of registered residential care facilities.
    • Increase in care in the home and the development of extra care housing as alternative accommodation options for residential care.
    • Increase in purchasing nursing care and the development of specialist provision for meeting high dependency needs arising particularly from mental health and dementia.
    • Investment in intermediate care and rehabilitation services to take place in a range of settings in the community and in the service user’s own home.
    • Development of day care and support services for intermediate care and for the support of carers.

  1. In addition, the Council needs to develop sheltered and extra care housing schemes and specialist nursing home provision. This will mean major changes to the existing contract with Oxfordshire Care Partnership/Orders of St John (OCP/OSJ).
  2. A major review of the options for the further development of services for older people through the contract with OCP/OSJ has started. This will establish a 5-10 year strategy for service development and asset management.
  3. The main financial and operational risk to the Council in this programme is in the transition to the new service configuration. The project will identify transitional hump costs which are time limited resulting from the need to care for and support people in their existing settings while the new services are developed. These may impact on the revenue and/or capital budgets.
  4. It will not be possible to be more specific about when the impact falls or exactly how much it will cost until the detailed programme is available in July 2007. The Council will need to consider carefully how it maintains sufficient flexibility in its revenue and capital resources in order to manage this.
  5. Revised Forecast of Sum Available to Allocate

  6. The last report to Cabinet on 21 November 2006 set out that the sum available to allocate in 2007/08 was £5.6m after taking into account pressures on Homes for Older People (HOPs) of £1.6m and additional interest from recent debt restructuring and effects of LOBO loans. After taking into account the changes in Strategic Measures budgets referred to in paragraph 17 above, the sum now available in 2007/08 has increased by £2.2m to £7.8m. Of this, £0.5m is available on a one-off basis, which leaves £7.3m available to allocate on an on-going basis.
  7. The proposed funded pressures set out in Annex 2 total £4.8m, after taking these into account £2.5m remains. The pressures proposed to be funded are based partly on information from the Financial Monitoring Report to September as well as estimated future pressures. Where the monitoring position changes the position will need to be revisited.
  8. The sum available over the medium term has been revised to take account of the changes in strategic measures and is set out in the table below:

     

    2007/08

  9. £m

    2008/09

    £m

    2009/10

    £m

    2010/11

    £m

     

     

     

     

     

    Sum available to allocate per MTFP

    6.8

    6.7

    4.7

    7.1

    Revised sum available to allocate

    7.9

    7.8

    4.5

    7.1

    Change from MTFP

    1.1

    1.1

    -0.2

    0.0

  10. The section on issues beyond 2007/08 above refers to some significant pressures over the medium term. If these are taken into account, there will be very limited additional resources available in future years. Given this, it may be prudent not to allocate the entire sum available in 2007/08 for ongoing purposes, in order that some funding could be used on an ongoing basis in a future year when resources are limited.
  11. Financial and Legal Implications

  12. This report is mostly concerned with finance and the implications are set out in the main body of the report. The Council is required under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to set a budget requirement for the authority and an amount of Council Tax. This report provides information on the financial position for the authority which forms a basis for those requirements, leading to the budget requirement and Council Tax being agreed in February 2007.
  13. RECOMMENDATION

  14. The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
          1. note the report;
          2. note those charges prescribed by legislation, and to approve those charges where there is local discretion as set out in Annex 1, subject to consideration of any comments from Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee;
          3. ask the Cabinet to endorse the proposed funded pressures set out in Annex 2 as part of the budget recommendations to Council;
          4. approve the use of supported borrowing allocations from 2008/09 onwards up to the levels included in the MTFP;
          5. make use of prudential borrowing for the Review of Property Assets project if the Business Case presented to Cabinet in January 2007 is approved; and
          6. ask, subject to (d) above, the Capital Steering Group to bring forward recommendations for schemes to be included in the Capital Programme for 2007/08 to 2009/10.

 

JOANNA SIMONS
Chief Executive

JOHN JACKSON
Director for Resources

SUE SCANE
Head of Finance & Procurement

Background papers: Nil

Contact Officers:
Lorna Baxter - Strategic Financial Planning Manager Tel 01865 816087
Mike Petty – Strategic Financial Planning Manager Tel 01865 815422
Paul Edwards Tel 01865 815307

December 2006

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