Decision details

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(1) the work undertaken since approval was given to work with the London

Borough of Southwark to explore expanding the Shared Service be noted

including:

i. completing the identified due diligence and assurance activities;

ii. entering into an interim inter-authority agreement between Lewisham,

Brent and Southwark dated 30 March 2017; and

iii. developing the final inter-authority agreement to govern the delivery of

the three-way Shared ICT Service.

(2) the establishment of a three-way Shared ICT Service with the London

Borough of Brent and the London Borough of Southwark within the agreed

scope and with a planned service commencement date of 1 November 2017

be approved;

(3) the delegation from Southwark Council to Brent (as the primary host

authority in the Shared Service) for the delivery of ICT services be noted;

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services, on

advice from the Head of Law,  to agree the final terms of the inter-authority

agreement for accession of Southwark into the existing Shared Service and

for the operation of the 3-way Shared ICT Service;

(5) officers in Southwark and Brent have recently presented reports to their

respective Cabinets in relation to this delegation and the future Shared ICT

Service, which have been agreed;

(6) the Joint Committee be reconstituted, to include the London Borough of

Southwark;

(7) the Joint Committee will consist of two elected members from each

Council; and

(8) Brent will manage ICT procurement for all three councils, where

appropriate, within an agreed scope and governed by a strict procurement

protocol.

The meeting closed at 7.39pm