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Agreed to:

(a)  enter into a Partnership Agreement with the London Borough of Havering in respect of the delivery of an NNDR shared service;

(b)  the allocation of appropriate financial resources and the procurement of external support as required, as detailed in the report and accompanying Business Case, and

(c)  authorise the Corporate Director of Customer Services, in consultation with the Divisional Director of Corporate Finance and the Divisional Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to agree the final details of the Partnership Agreement.

The appendix to this report is private and confidential and attached as agenda item 18.

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Customer Services on proposals relating to the entering into of a Partnership Agreement with Havering Council for the delivery of a National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) shared service. 

Agreed, in order to assist in achieving the Council Priorities of “Delivering Outstanding Customer Service” and “Improving Performance Across The Board”, to:

(i)  Recommend the Assembly to agree:

(a)  To the entering into of a Partnership Agreement with the London Borough of Havering in respect of the delivery of a NNDR shared service;

(b)  To the allocation of appropriate financial resources and the procurement of external support as required, as detailed in the report and accompanying Business Case*, and

(c)  To authorise the Corporate Director of Customer Services, in consultation with the Divisional Director of Corporate Finance and the Divisional Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to agree the final details of the Partnership Agreement.

(* This document was contained in the private section of the agenda by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.)