Decision details
Leader's Urgent Decision - Creating A Sovereign LBHF Residents’ Services
PDF 82 KBDecision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report seeks to further disaggregate
Bi-borough residents’ services to better meet the specific
needs of H&F citizens. Currently shared services comprise
highways and parks, regulatory services, cleaner greener, cultural
services and tri-borough Library Services. In order to achieve a
sovereign Residents’ Services, it is necessary to serve
notice on the section 113 arrangements with the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council
(WCC).
Decision:
1. That notice be served on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council to end the Section 113 agreement for Residents’ Services.
2. That the 12 months’ notice period required to end the agreements with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council be waived by agreement between the parties.
3. That authority be delegated to the Director of Residents’ Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, to finalise the terms and conditions and take any other necessary steps to implement the decision in 2.1 above.
4. That it be noted that the disaggregation of services shared with RBKC is to be completed within the cash envelope available for Residents’ Services as proposed in the 3-year Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019-2022.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council is keen to progress its ambition to ramp up standards and accountability in environment services. These services are currently shared with Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) and this report seeks authority to progress a sovereign model in light of the failings of the Bi-borough shared service.
Alternative options considered:
As described in the report.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 12/12/2018
Date of decision: 11/12/2018
Effective from: 15/12/2018
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