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Analysis of Major Variances
Analysis of Major Variances in the Consolidated Departmental Outturn Statements
| Resource
Outturn | Resource
Budget | Variance |
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£m | £m | £m |
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Departmental Expenditure Limit | 23,956 | 24,059 | (103) |
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Annually Managed Expenditure | 494 | 521 | (27) |
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Other Expenditure | 411 | 450 | (39) |
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| 24,861 | 25,030 | (169) |
Explanation of Major Variances (in excess of £10m)
Within Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) | Variance | Variance |
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£m | £m |
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Environment and Rural Affairs Department |
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Reduction in claims for demand led grant schemes on Environmental Protection | (11) | |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (11) | (22) |
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Development Department |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (2) | (2) |
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Education Department |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (7) | (7) |
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Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department |
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Planned overspend at financial year-end to meet the Funding Council's academic year profile. This overspend intentionally offsets underspends in Other ELL programmes | 11 | |
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Underspend due to overestimations of demand-led expenditure as a result of over-optimistic take-up forecasts in demand models on a number of programmes | (11) | |
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Underspends on Rail Infrastructure and larger than expected rebate from Network Rail | (18) | |
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Delays in the younger persons scheme roll out and in the Smartcard project | (22) | |
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The underspend on Other Transport Programmes arose mainly from the slower than expected uptake of capital grants to third parties | (27) | |
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Planned increase in road maintenance offset by underspends in other areas | 58 | |
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Other minor variances of less than £10m | (14) | (23) |
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Health Department |
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Efficiency savings on Core Department programmes to allow more resources to be devoted to front line services | (30) | |
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Greater than expected impairment across the NHS in Scotland | 15 | |
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Improved property management across the NHS Boards, leading to accelerated disposals of surplus properties and additional profits on those disposals | (16) | (31) |
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Finance and Central Services Department |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (1) | (1) |
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Justice Department |
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Less than expected capital charges for Scottish Prison Service due to revaluations of the prisons estate | (11) | |
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Overspend in Police Central Governemnt on capital grants, partly offset by direct capital underspend | 11 | |
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Other minor variances of less than £10m | (12) | (12) |
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (1) | (1) |
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Administration Department |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (4) | (4) |
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Total within Departmental Expenditure Limit | | (103) |
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Other Variances outwith Departmental Expenditure Limit
Annually Managed Expenditure |
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Lower than expected roads cost of capital | (23) | |
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Education Maintenance Allowance | (4) | (27) |
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Other Expenditure |
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Lower than estimated capial charges as a result of reduced borrowing by Scottish Water to support capital investment programme | (10) | |
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Higher than expected National Insurance Contributions | (21) | |
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Minor variances of less than £10m | (8) | (39) |
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Total Variances | | (169) |
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