The Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Approve the Home Services Full Business Case at Appendix A to the report;
(ii) Approve the Traded Services Full Business Case at Appendix B to the report;
(iii) Agree the establishment of a new wholly-owned Council Company, in accordance with the proposals set out in the report, to manage both Home Services and Traded Services;
(iv) Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Investment and Growth and the Director of Law and Governance, to implement all steps leading to the establishment of the new company in line with the proposals;
(v) Delegate authority to the Director of Law and Governance to execute all the legal agreements, contracts and any other documents on behalf of the Council to implement the setting up of the new company; and
(vi) Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to nominate the individuals to be appointed to the Shareholder Executive Board of the new company.