Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor agreed that:
(1) plans for the ICT Shared Service with Brent to be extended to cover the
London Borough of Southwark be approved and a further report be brought
back to the Mayor in June 2017 for formal approval subject to the outcome of
the due diligence exercise;
(2) the delegation from Southwark Council to Brent (as the primary host
authority in the shared service) for the delivery of ICT service be noted and a
further report be brought to the Mayor in June 2017 to determine whether this
arrangement should be included within the Shared Service subject to the
outcome of the due diligence exercise;
(3) a Memorandum of Understanding be entered into with the London
Borough of Southwark and London Borough of Brent as set out;
(4) an interim inter-authority agreement be entered into between the 3
boroughs to cover arrangements until a formal decision is made whether to
proceed with a 3 Council Shared Service and authority be delegated to the
Executive Director for Customer Services to agree the terms of the interim
inter-authority agreement on the advice of the Head of Law;
(5) interim governance arrangements based on a shared joint partnership
board to include representatives of Brent, Lewisham and Southwark working
on an equal basis be approved;
(7) note be taken that Brent and Southwark officers are presenting reports to
their respective Cabinets in relation to this delegation and possible future
shared service.
Publication date: 10/02/2017
Date of decision: 08/02/2017
Decided at meeting: 08/02/2017 - Mayor and Cabinet
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