Issue - meetings

This report sets out proposals for joining the Applications Support teams across Brent and Lewisham. This will be an expansion to the shared ICT service established between Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham in April 2016.

RESOLVED:

16.1    Cabinet approved the addition of the joint service for Applications Support to the scope of services to be covered by the current Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services with the London Borough of Lewisham and the merger of the two separate applications support teams across Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham.

16.2    Cabinet approved the delegation from the London Borough of Lewisham to Brent (as the host authority) of the delivery of the Applications Support Service under the terms of the existing Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services.

16.3    Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Strategic Director Resources in consultation with the Lead Member for Resources to agree the terms for variation to the existing Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services between Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham and to approve the final form of Variation to effect the addition of the Applications Support Service and the related transfer of staff.

16.4    Cabinet approved the transfer of Applications Support staff from the London Borough of Lewisham to Brent pursuant to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.

Councillor Margaret McLennan (Deputy Leader of the Council) introduced the report setting out proposals for joining the Applications Support teams across Brent and Lewisham. The resulting integrated team would be managed by Brent Council. Councillor McLennan stated that Brent was leading the way in hosting ICT Services for other boroughs and this would be an expansion to the existing shared ICT service established between Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham in April 2016.

RESOLVED:

16.1    Cabinet approved the addition of the joint service for Applications Support to the scope of services to be covered by the current Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services with the London Borough of Lewisham and the merger of the two separate applications support teams across Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham.

16.2    Cabinet approved the delegation from the London Borough of Lewisham to Brent (as the host authority) of the delivery of the Applications Support Service under the terms of the existing Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services.

16.3    Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Strategic Director Resources in consultation with the Lead Member for Resources to agree the terms for variation to the existing Shared Service Agreement in respect of ICT services between Brent and the London Borough of Lewisham and to approve the final form of Variation to effect the addition of the Applications Support Service and the related transfer of staff.

16.4    Cabinet approved the transfer of Applications Support staff from the London Borough of Lewisham to Brent pursuant to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.