Decision details

Some elements of the report were agreed or endorsed. For full details refer to the Cabinet minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 2014.

Cabinet AGREED:

(1)        That the approach to shared services outlined in the report be endorsed.

(2)        That approval be given to the establishment of a Joint Committee without delegated powers to oversee the delivery of shared services.

(3)        That the Leader be confirmed as the Council’s representative to this Committee and a deputy be appointed.

(4)        That the proposed sovereignty guarantee in paragraph 36 of the report be approved, subject to the inclusion of the words ‘and users’ after ‘residents’ in the third sentence and the same sentence being amended to reflect that the commissioning or delivery of services together was specifically designed not to change how residents and users experienced services, unless there was an improvement in services.

(5)        That the approach to cost sharing principles and partnership agreement as outlined in the report be approved.  

(6)        That the approval of the final partnership agreement be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

(7)        That, subject to the approval of the business cases for ICT, Legal and Building Control Shared Services, formal consultation commences with Trade Unions/Staff Council and affected staff on 24 July 2015, closing on 1 September 2015.

(8)        That the business cases for ICT, Legal and Building Control be approved and the Executive Director (Corporate Services) be delegated to make decisions and to take steps which are necessary, conducive or incidental to the establishment of the respective shared service in the business case.

(9)        That performance of the ICT, Legal and Building Control shared services be monitored monthly at the Partnership Board for Shared Services and the Joint Committee, for the first six months of the shared services.

(10)      That the Legal Practice Business Plan for 2016/17 be available for scrutiny by February 2016.