Decision Details

Councillor John Cotton to move the following recommendation:

"That City Council:

1. Acknowledges and accepts the content of the Public Interest Report dated 11 February 2025 provided by Grant Thornton LLP in their capacity as external auditors for Birmingham City Council (Appendix 1 refers);

2. Commits to the implementation of these recommendations to ensure the Oracle ERP re-implementation is a success, enabling the Council to effectively manage its people, finances and procurements in a legislative compliant way with a reasonable user experience;

3. Accepts the responses from the Senior Responsible Officer (Appendix 2 refers);

4.Agrees to consolidate the recommendations and responses from this Public Interest Report into the Improvement and Recovery Plan;

5. Proposes that the Managing Director shares this report and the Council’s response with the External Auditor; and

6. Agrees that Audit Committee will receive updates on progress against the recommendations and actions within this report on a quarterly basis.