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‘Plenty of time’ to deal with £7.5m overspend

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October 01, 2025

NORTHUMBERLAND County Council’s finance chief has urged calm despite current predictions the local authority will overspend its budget by £7.5m.

- JAMES ROBINSON

Cabinet member for finance Coun Nick Oliver insisted there was “plenty of time” to tackle the issue before the end of the financial year.

Much of the predicted overspend comes from ongoing pressure on children and adults’ services.

A report presented to the council’s corporate services and economic growth scrutiny committee said current forecasts put the overspend on adults’ care at £3.7m and children’s services at £2.5m.

There are also issues with the council’s BEST programme of savings, with the scheme failing to hit targets for the first quarter of 2025/26.

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