Social work hits authority with £3m overspend

Argyll and Bute Council is forecasting a total overspend of nearly £3 million for 2018/19 – only a third of the way through the financial year.

A report considered by the authority’s policy and resources committee has revealed most of the predicted figure relates to a £2.4m forecast overspend on social work services.

A £350,000 overspend on education and an extra £83,000 on cleaning and catering is also forecast.