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Decision details

Publica Review - Detailed Transition Plan

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider the recommendations for service transitions

Decision:

The purpose of the report was to consider the Detailed Transition Plan, to note its content and to approve the recommendations therein.

 

Before Cabinet considered this item, officers affected by the Phase 1 Transition left the room.

 

The Leader introduced the report to Members and outlined the recommendations to Members.

 

The Chief Executive also addressed Cabinet around the contents of the report. 

 

The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Joe Harris and seconded by Councillor Lisa Spivey.

 

 

RESOLVED: That Cabinet recommended to Full Council to:

 

1.    APPROVE the implementation of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition based on the Detailed Transition Plan and the phasing for the transition.

 

2.   DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the decision to deal with any final detail matters arising from the Detailed Transition Plan.

 

3.    DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Director of Governance and Development (Monitoring Officer), in liaison with the Leader, to update the constitution by making any consequential changes required as a result of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition.

 

4.    AGREED to carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services received.

 

5.    NOTED that following the decision on Phase 1, preparatory work for Phase 2 will commence and will be the subject of a separate report

 

6.    NOTED the following as included in the Detailed Transition Plan;

 

Section 2: Transition Planning:

 

·         Note the Design-Led principles

 

·         Note the Key Goals for Transition

 

Section 7: Modelling Assumptions and Outputs:

 

·          Note the cost modelling for Phase 1.

 

Section 9:  Post-Transition Support:

 

·         Note the need for post-transition support.

 

Voting Record

 

6 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 2 Absent/Did not vote

 

Report author: Robert Weaver

Publication date: 29/07/2024

Date of decision: 25/07/2024

Decided at meeting: 25/07/2024 - Cabinet

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