Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
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
Publication date: 20/07/2017
Date of decision: 19/07/2017
Decided at meeting: 19/07/2017 - Mayor and Cabinet
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