Decision details

Received a report seeking approval for a programme of efficiency reviews drawn up by the Corporate Management Team (CMT) Efficiency Sub-Group, and approval of the Annual Efficiency Statement (AES) for submission to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) by 15 April 2005.

Agreed, in order to improve all aspects of the Council’s business and meet the ODPM’s deadline of 15 April 2005, to:

1. The programme of efficiencies to be managed by the CMT Efficiency Sub-Group, as set out in Appendix A to the report and subject to the following minor amendments:

(i).  Removing reference to Legal Services from the list of Service Reviews in section A (iv); and

(ii).  Amending the wording of section D (iii) - Leisure Trusts, to note that moves to reform the Council’s Leisure Services into a Leisure Trust is currently a preferred option and that no formal agreement on this has been made.

2. The forward looking AES for 2005 / 2006 to be submitted to the ODPM, as set out in Appendix B.