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The Chairman introduced the report on the shared service agreement for legal services with Harrow Council which commenced on 1 September 2012 for a minimum of five years. The agreement was extended in 2016 for a further five years with the current arrangement due to expire on 31 August 2022. This report sough to extend the agreement for a further period of up to five years.

The Chairman asked committee members if there were any questions on the exempt appendix on this report.  The Committee confirmed that there were no questions.  There was therefore no requirement to move into exempt session

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman moved to vote on the recommendations as set out in the report.

The vote was recorded as follows:

The Committee unanimously RESOLVED:

1.     That the Committee agree to extend the agreement with Harrow for a shared legal service for a further period of five years until 1 September 2027 (in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of the agreement).

2.     That the Committee agree that the London Borough of Harrow discharge Barnet Council’s function in respect of the delivery of legal services in accordance with section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the inter authority agreement.

3.     That the Committee delegate authority to the Executive Director Assurance to:

a)    commence formal review of the arrangements;

b)    seek agreement in principle to the extension from the London Borough of Harrow;

c)    review the existing inter authority agreement to ensure that it is fit for purpose; and

d)    negotiate and agree any amendments required.