Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair to report on any requests to address the meeting.

There were no requests to address the meeting.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 August 2022.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 August 2022 were agreed as a correct record.

To receive communications from the Chair.

There were no announcements from the Chair.

a)    Library Support Services Variation Notice

b)    Personal Budget Support Services Variation Notice

c)    Digital Disaggregation and ICT Discovery Update

Library Support Services Variation Notice

The Committee considered a report from the Assistant Director – Housing, Communities and Wellbeing (NNC), the Director of Communities and Opportunities (WNC) and the Library Service Manager (WNC) which sought approval to proceed with the disaggregation of the Library Service Business Support Service which was currently hosted by West Northamptonshire Council and provided to North Northamptonshire Council.

In presenting the report, the Assistant Director – Place Shaping (WNC) explained that, following the previous decision of the Shared Services Joint Committee to reprofile the disaggregation timeline to 31 Marc 2023, a detailed impact assessment had since been undertaken and the options put forward to the Committee were a result of that work.

The Assistant Director – Place Shaping (WNC) advised that, as a result of the work undertaken, the recommended option for the disaggregation of the service would be to disaggregate the strategic management function and supporting professional and administrative functions, with continued collaboration in commissioning of business support services, along with a review of the service structures in both WNC and NNC following the disaggregation.

It was proposed by Councillor Adam Brown that the recommendations set out in the report be refused, owing to WNC’s desire not to take on any additional cost implications, however this motion was not seconded and subsequently was not voted on. Following a discussion between Committee members, it was agreed to adjourn the meeting for a period of 10 minutes until 2:25pm in order for members and officers to discuss and agree a way forward.

The meeting reconvened at 2:25pm and it was proposed by Councillor Adam Brown and seconded by Councillor Jason Smithers that a decision on this item be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee, in order to allow for more time for members and officers to discuss the recommendations and work through their implications.

Resolved

(1)  That a decision on the recommendations relating to the Library Support Services Variation Notice be deferred until the next meeting of the Committee.

Personal Budget Support System (PBSS) Disaggregation Variation Notice

The Assistant Director – Adult Social Services (NNC) and the Assistant Director – Commissioning and Performance (WNC) submitted a report which sought approval to disaggregate the Personal Budget Support Service (PBSS) currently hosed by North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) and provided to West Northamptonshire Council (WNC).

Owing to there being no officer in attendance to present the report, members agreed to defer this item to the next meeting of the committee.

Resolved

(1)  That a decision on the Personal Budget Support System Disaggregation Variation Notice be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee.

Digital Disaggregation and ICT Discovery Update

The Committee considered a report from the Chief Information Officers for both NNC and WNC which provided an update on the progress in accordance with the disaggregation timeline of the disaggregation of the Digital Service from West Northamptonshire Council, and the disaggregation of Strategy and Architecture from West Northamptonshire Council. A further update was also provided on the discovery  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24.

a)    Inter Authority Agreements (IAA) Performance Report 2022/2023 – Q1

Inter Authority Agreements – 2022-23 Q1 Performance Report

The Committee considered a report from the Executive Director – Corporate Services (WNC) and the Assistant Chief Executive (NNC) which set out the draft quarter one performance report for services delivered via the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) arrangements between NNC and WNC.

In introducing the report, the Executive Director – Corporate Services (WNC) explained that the vast majority of the key performance measures had either met or exceeded target, with all but 3 of the 51 indicators now showing as green, demonstrating good progress countywide.

The Executive Director – Corporate Services (WNC) advised that where performance has not been met against agreed targets, an overview of the reasons why, along with any mitigating and remedial actions taken will be reviewed by a senior officer from the relevant service and presented back to Members.

Resolved

(1)  That the IAA 2022-23 Quarter 1 Performance Report be noted.

The Chair to advise whether they have agreed to any items of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There were no items of urgent business.