Decision details

That Cabinet

a.    Notes the latest Tt2019 programme risk assessment, including the early securing of £50m of savings - section 5 (End of July position).

b.    Notes that six service specific Tt2019 public consultations are planned to take place before the end of 2018, with five of these having been completed and the one remaining due to commence at the start of October - section 5.

c.    Notes the positive progress being made in relation to the on-boarding of the three London Boroughs to the Council’s shared services platform and to the development of an alternative business structure (subject to a business case) for Legal Services to enable it to continue to provide sold services to a range of external partners – section 5.

d.    Notes the progress and strong contributions being made by the three enabling projects to the programme; Digital, Productivity and Procurement – section 6.

e.    Notes that programme progress will continue to be monitored closely and that a further update will be provided to Cabinet before the end of 2018 – section 7.

f.     Agrees to continue to lobby Government in respect of new charging powers aimed specifically at raising income that will be used to protect important universal services into the future e.g. Household Waste Recycling Centres, or to enable other specific savings proposals not to be implemented or for their impact to be mitigated..