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The Chairman introduced the report from the Financial Performance and Contracts Committee at its meeting on 23 November 2021 which considered the reports on the Review of Capita Contracts and referred to this Committee. The report makes recommendations to Full Council to make the decision given the financial value and strategic importance of the Re and CSG contracts.

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.    To recommend to Council that:

a)    the council does not seek to extend those elements of the RE and CSG contracts that relate to the Procurement service, Regulatory Services (Trading Standards, Licensing, Environmental Health), the regeneration service and highways;

b)   upon expiry of those elements of the contract, these services be returned to the Council;

c)    the future strategy for the Highways service should be the subject of a separate report to the Environment Committee;

d)   the Recruitment service be returned to the Council in February 2022; and

e)    the Chief Executive be authorised to take the necessary action relating to any transfers or actions associated with the services, subject to the conclusion of the necessary due diligence.

2.    To recommend that Council notes the direction of travel for each service that was agreed previously as set out in section 1.8 of the report (Annex 1) including the services listed for further review, with short extension: Accounts Payable/Integra, HR/Core HR*, Estates* (*with some element of the service potentially returning to the Council upon expiry of the contract) and Cemetery and Crematorium.

3.    To recommend that Council notes the content of the Review of Capita Contracts Public Engagement report (Annex 2) and ORS Report (Appendix 2A)