Issue - meetings
Contingency planning for the Council Tax Service: Authorisation of Third Parties to Make Decisions for Council Tax Functions
Meeting: 11/02/2019 - Cabinet (Item 13)
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The report seeks agreement for the provision of cost-effective resilience for Brent’s Council Tax Service during a period of potential instability caused by the Council Tax service transferring back to direct Brent Council provision from Capita Business Services Ltd.
Decision:
RESOLVED that:
i) Cabinet authorised a third party service provider to make decisions relating to Council Tax matters for the purposes set out within the report from the Strategic Director of Resources where the appropriate approvals have been obtained in compliance with Council Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
ii) Cabinet delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Resources in consultation with the Lead Member to authorise a third party service provider to make decisions relating to Council Tax for any other specific and ad-hoc purposes that might arise subsequent to the circumstances set out within the report from the Strategic Director of Resources, subject to the appropriate approvals being obtained in compliance with Council standing orders and financial regulations.
Minutes:
Councillor Margaret McLennan, Deputy Leader, introduced the report seeking
agreement to the provision of cost-effective resilience for Brent’s Council Tax service during a period of potential instability caused by the Council Tax service transferring back to direct Brent Council provision from Capita Business Services Ltd. This would enable a small proportion of Council Tax work to be undertaken by a third party, if required, to mitigate against the risk to the Service in the event that the required numbers and skills of staff needed to provide the service, should not transfer to the Council under the TUPE provisions.
RESOLVED that:
i) Cabinet authorised a third party service provider to make decisions relating to Council Tax matters for the purposes set out within the report from the Strategic Director of Resources where the appropriate approvals have been obtained in compliance with Council Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.
ii) Cabinet delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Resources in consultation with the Lead Member to authorise a third party service provider to make decisions relating to Council Tax for any other specific and ad-hoc purposes that might arise subsequent to the circumstances set out within the report from the Strategic Director of Resources, subject to the appropriate approvals being obtained in compliance with Council standing orders and financial regulations.