Report of the Executive Director of Resources and Governance
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member with the Resources Portfolio introduced the report (previously circulated) of the Executive Director of Resources and Governance to update Cabinet Members on the progress and performance of Xentrall Shared Services.
The submitted report outlined the background to the establishment of Xentrall Shared Services, the Stockton and Darlington Partnership, which was established in May 2008 and was now in its seventeenth year; stated the agreement covered ICT, Transactional HR, Transactional Finance and Design and Print; the initial savings that were identified were £7.4M over the original ten year period of the partnership; those savings had been achieved plus additional efficiencies and benefits and significant additional savings; quality and performance of services had improved; and that both Councils had benefited both financially and through a continued programme of service improvements.
RESOLVED - It is recommended that Cabinet note the report and acknowledge the continuing success of Xentrall over the sixteen years since it was formed.
REASON - The recommendation is supported allow Members to receive information about the progress of the partnership and acknowledge the continuing success of Xentrall and the savings it has achieved over the seventeen years since it was formed.
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