Issue - meetings

To consider the Shared Business Cases for the following services:

·                     Legal & Democratic Services;

·                     Accountancy

·                     Customer Services

·                     Leisure (Phase 3)

·                     Civic Support.

(Reports previously circulated to the Shared Services Board on 11th August 2011.  Minutes to be circulated following the Board meeting on 18th August 2011.)

[The report is exempt, as defined in S.100 of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, as it contains information relating to individual employees and contemplated consultations or negotiations in connection with labour relation matters arising between the authority and employees of the authority, disclosure of which is not considered to be in the public’s best interest.

In view of this it is anticipated that discussion of these matters will take place after the exclusion of the public.]

The Committee received a report on the Shared Services Single Business Case, which had been considered by the Shared Services Board on 18th August 2011.

Members noted the recommendations of the Shared Services Board.

RECOMMENDED that

subject to any matters detailed under the separate records below,

1)                 the Single Business Case proposals be approved in respect of shared services for the following seven services:

·     Community Services

·     Customer Services

·     Environmental Services

·     Financial Services

·     Legal and Democratic Services

·     Planning and Regeneration

·     Secretariat and Directorate Support Services; and

2)                 Members note the detail within the Operational Shared Services Agreement and that subject to the change of date in Section 14, which will remain blank until agreement has been reached by Full Council and the need for the Appendices to be populated, recommend that it be endorsed by and signed on behalf of the Full Council.

(During consideration of this item Members discussed matters that necessitated the disclosure of exempt information. It was therefore agreed to exclude the press and public prior to any debate on the grounds that information would be revealed relating to consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations in connection with labour relations matters arising between the authority and employees of, the authority.  However, there is nothing exempt in this record of the proceedings.)