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Appendix 4 BSD - 16.12.2025

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 16 Dec 2025 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 42

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In Quarter 2, two more energy efficiency projects were completed, bringing the total for the year so far to seven out of the ten planned for 2025/26. p3p5

The report states that the current target to cut County Council carbon emissions by 57% against the 2019/20 baseline is not achievable with the resources available, and it is recommended that Scrutiny consider the target in light of this. p14p15

The Business Services Directorate's 2025/26 net revenue budget is £31.883m, and the current forecast is a £0.393m overspend. p50

The 2025/26 capital budget is £37.220m, with a net £1.425m underspend forecast at Quarter 2. p50

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  • p3K ey cross cutting programmes Carbon In line with the annual delivery plan in our current Climate Emergency Action Plan 2025-2030, a further 2 energy efficiency projects were completed in Q2, bringing the total for Q1 and Q2 to 7. The 2 projects completed in Q2 were:
  • p5The Council Plan target for 2025/26 is to complete 10 energy efficiency projects, which will be achieved through planned property capital and maintenance projects.
  • p14Analysis has been undertaken over the summer, based on the latest available data on our emissions for 2024/25, which suggests that the current target (to reduce the amount of CO 2 arising from County Council operations by 57% compared to 2019/20) is not achievable with the limited resources available. Our current target is more challenging than that recommended by the Science Based Target Initiative, which is the most widely recognised framework for corporate target setting, for an average annual carbon reduction target of about 4.2% (see: Ambitious corporate climate action - Science Based Targets Initiative ). We are aware that there are a growing number of local authorities who are also recognising that their carbon reduction targets are not achievable with available funding and that these may need to be amended.
  • p15Given the difficult financial position we face, it is important that we have a realistic estimate as to what the cost of achieving our ambitions would be. This way consideration can be given to whether or not the resource necessary to achieve the target should be prioritised over other Council services, or the target be amended to reflect what is achievable. It is also important to factor in the potential impact of local government reorganisation and that any new unitary will have a greater range of functions than the County Council currently has, which will impact on carbon emissions. It may also be advantageous to understand the potential impact of the establishment of the Mayoral Combined County Authority, which will have a specific duty in relation to climate change. To enable these to be properly and openly considered it is recommended that Scrutiny consider the target in light of these issues and the changing context (ref i) .
  • p50Schools ICT secured approved supplier status on the Crescent Purchasing Consortium Outsourced ICT Framework, endorsed by the Department for Education. This milestone strengthens our position as a trusted provider of innovative, education-focused IT services and opens opportunities to support schools and multi-academy trusts nationwide. The framework enables compliant, cost-effective procurement of ICT solutions, including managed services, consultancy and infrastructure planning. Inclusion ensures clients benefit from streamlined procurement, strategic advice, and sustainable, future-ready IT support. Revenue Budget Summary The 2025/26 Business Services net revenue budget is £31.883m. There are £1.060m planned savings in BSD this financial year (ref ii) , of which £0.080m relating to the planned reduction in the cost of the Digital Postal Hub is not expected to be realised in this financial year, but the shortfall is planned to be covered within the directorate. The current outturn forecast is a £0.393m overspend (ref vi) and this position assumes that all other savings will be achieved. The £0.195m overspend forecast within Finance and Business Admin (ref iii) relates to loss of traded service income following academy conversions and the cost of supporting a Procurement project supporting East Sussex. IT&D are reporting an underspend of £0.061m (ref iv) comprising several small underspends across the service, including on the cost of Microsoft Licences. In Property there is a forecast overspend of £0.259m (ref v) . This is attributed to the loss of income from a courier service contract to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service which has now ended, increased service charges and additional stamp duty costs in various properties. Capital Programme Summary The 2025/26 capital budget is £37.220m. At Q2 there is a net £1.425m underspend (ref xiii) comprising the following variances: Core Programme - IT & Digital Strategy Implementation underspend £0.950m (ref vii).

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