Decision details

Service Reviews for Well-Being and Community Leadership, Leisure and Culture, Neighbourhoods, Information Governance & Legal and General Fund Assets

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To authorise the relevant Assistant Directors to commence consultation with employees on the proposed Well-Being and Community Leadership, Leisure and Culture, Neighbourhoods, Information Governance & Legal and General Fund Assets Service Reviews.

To delegate to the relevant Assistant Directors, in consultation with their Portfolio Holder(s), authority to determine and implement final structures that take account of consultation responses.

To approve the placing of specified Boston Borough Council post holders at the disposal of East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council and to accept the placing of specified East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council post holders at the disposal of this Council in accordance with Section 113 of the Local Government Act 1972.

Reasons for the decision:

1. To deliver the aspirations of the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership Business Case.
2. To deliver service review actions identified in the Partnership Alignment and Delivery Plan 24/25.
3. To create a single approach to the delivery of services where it is efficient and effective to do so.
4. To achieve financial savings for the Councils within the Partnership.
5. To increase resilience and capacity for all Partnership Councils.
6. To create development opportunities for the existing officer cohort.

Alternative options considered:

Do nothing – however, Members have already supported the principle of aligning functions via the Partnership Business Case and Annual Delivery Plan.

Publication date: 13/03/2025

Date of decision: 05/03/2025

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