Decision details

Developing Tri-borough Corporate Services

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

A proposal and business case for a re-organisation of Tri-borough Corporate Services to drive efficiency savings and simplify corporate support arrangements for Tri, Bi and Single Borough services.

Decision:

1.1      That the three Cabinets agree with the principle of the establishment of Tri Borough Corporate Services.

1.2      That the three Cabinets appoint the Chief Executive of Westminster City Council to be the SRO overseeing the development of detailed business plans, including the establishment of necessary business cases, for the creation of Tri Borough Corporate Services.

1.3      That the three Cabinets endorse the decision of the Chief Executive of Westminster City Council to appoint the s151 officer from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to undertake the consequent planning and implementation of the Tri-borough Corporate Services, plus day to day line management of Legal Services, Human Resources and Procurement in Westminster City Council on an interim basis. 

1.4      That further reports with detailed business cases for Tri Borough Corporate Services be provided to all three Cabinets in due course for formal agreement.

1.5      That a budget of £210,000 is allocated by each Council, funded from the Efficiency Projects Reserve in H&F.

1.6      That in accordance with a previous delegated decision, the s151 officers in the three boroughs are requested to approve all s113 agreements required to underpin Tri-borough Corporate Services.

 

Report author: Katia Neale

Publication date: 09/04/2014

Date of decision: 07/04/2014

Decided at meeting: 07/04/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/04/2014

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