Decision Details

Report of the Director, Digital and Customer Services.

(Please note that Appendix 8.2 to this report, along with its Annexes A to C, is designated as exempt from publication under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 – paragraph 3.)

On 16 April 2019, Cabinet

1. Approved the partial termination of the Capita ICT Services contract (“Option 1”) as set out in paragraph 4 of the report and agreed delegate authority to the Deputy Leader, the Chief Financial Officer and the Acting Director of Digital and Customer Services to implement. Note that this decision supersedes the decision made by Cabinet on 27th March 2018 (specifically decision (i));

    

2. Approved the transfer into the Council of up to 342 Capita employees and Council employees currently seconded to Capita who manage the Councils ICT Services.

    

3. Approved subject to consultation the transfer out of 24 seconded Council employees currently delivering services to schools to Capita.

    

4. Approved the funding requirement of £7.641m from the Invest to Save Reserve  as set out in paragraph 7.3.11 of the report to enable implementation of Option 1, to be repaid over 3 years between 2020/21 to 2022/23;

    

5. Authorised the Assistant Director Property Services to undertake the surrender and/or termination of any lease or licence to give effect to the above decisions;

    

   (vi)   Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary agreements and documentation to give effect to the above decisions;

    

6. Noted the financial information provided to support the recommendations in the report in the Exempt Appendix 8.2.