Decision details

(i)  To note the work undertaken between December 2012 and April 2013 in advance of establishing the People Directorate in April 2013.

(ii)  To note the arrangements put in place by the People Directorate to drive the implementation over the next 12 – 18 months. This will lead to the transformation of services in the People’s Directorate.

The administration is committed to openness and transparency and recognises that all Members have an interest in the transformation of diverse and important services within the newly formed People’s directorate. Therefore, although this report does not recommend any decisions or action, the Leader and Cabinet want to raise awareness of this work to ensure that all Members are briefed.  This includes the specific contribution made by external consultants who were commissioned to facilitate this work from December 2012 and April 2013.  This report is for information only and any decisions arising from the implementation plans will be made through the Council’s agreed decision making processes.

The alternative option would have been to organise a special briefing for Members and through the Members’ bulletin. This was rejected as the Leader and Cabinet want a public record of this work which was commissioned and delivered earlier this year.