Decision - Accelerated Workstyles

A large amount of work has been done to help us understand the options open to the council to accelerate the workstyles programme ranging from do nothing to the shortlisted four options outlined in the report. Options 1 and 2 have been ruled out as they do not make good business sense. Options 3 and 4 present the council with future possibilities that need to be tested out properly with staff, the market, planning assumptions, financial assumptions, analysis and efficiencies. We also need to understand the potential advantages of a more integrated approach.

(1)               That the options appraisals for accelerated workstyles and the two possible future options as set out in the report at Section 3 be noted;

(2)               That the Strategic Director Place be granted delegated authority to carry out soft market testing and further development of the detailed business case, design, initial consultations and preparatory works to test out for the preferred options; and

(3)               That the Strategic Director Place be instructed to report back to Policy & Resources Committee on the outcome of the measures described in (2) above.