Decision details

To set out the context for the ICT, Legal and Building Control shared service proposals and the overarching issues common to the first phase of delivering in partnership a number of shared services.

1)  Endorses the approach to shared services outlined in the report;

2)  Approves the establishment of a Joint Committee without delegated powers to oversee the delivery of shared services;

3)  Appoints the Executive Leader as the Council’s representative to the Joint Committee and Councillor Howe as the deputy appointment;

4)  Approves the Sovereignty Guarantee detailed in Section 8 of the report;

5)  Agrees the approach to cost sharing principles and partnership agreement as outlined in Section 9 of the report; 

6)  Approves that the final partnership agreement be delegated to the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Leader of the Council.

7)  That formal consultation commences with Staff Council and affected staff on 24 July 2015, closing on 1 September 2015.

Sharing services presents an opportunity to save money and build resilience across the current services and to provide the opportunity to improve services to customers.

None considered.

Staffing and financial resource implications were detailed in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the report and details of the savings that each shared service should realise is contained in each Business Case.