Issue - decisions

(i)           to note the decision of the Corporate Management Team to proceed with consolidation of the business support function and that this decision predated the transformation governance structures;

(ii)          to note that the implementation of the consolidation of the business support function was underway and being monitored by the Resources Delivery Board in the transformation governance structures;

(iii)         to note the operating model for the centralised function as set out in Appendix 1 and 2; and

(iv)         to note that savings in the region of £3m from the consolidation would be reflected through the 2018/2019 budget process.

The Committee resolved:

(i)         to approve the recommendation;

(ii)        to note the Council’s commitment to no compulsory redundancies; and

(iii)       to instruct that the Full Business Case include details for each service delivery model of: i the TUPE implications and other potential impacts on employees and ii the impacts on citizens and partners.