Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, the services and officers employed by the former. An officer placed by one local authority at the disposal of another remains employed by the first local authority. 2.2 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council entered into a Strategic Alliance on 1st July 2020 and that alliance will be superseded by the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. Those councils placed certain members of their staff at the disposal of the other pursuant to an agreement under s113 of the Local Government Act 1972 dated 1 July 2021. 2.3 South Holland District Council was formerly part of a shared management arrangement with Breckland District Council. Those arrangements came to an end on 30 April 2021. Some services (Legal Services and Procurement, together with one Environmental Services Officer) continue to be provided by Breckland District Council to South Holland District Council. 2.4 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council respectively decided to prepare proposals for an integrated Shared Management Team that is intended to facilitate the development of a South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership and any additional posts agreed by the Councils to be incorporated in the Shared Workforce Structure between the three councils. 2.5 The Shared Management Team structure is set out at Schedule 4. 2.6 At their respective meetings on 28th July 2021, East Xxxxxxx District Council and 2nd August 2021, Boston Borough Council and 29th July 2021, South Holland District Council resolved to enter into the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership supported by the Shared Management Team but with the potential for the Councils to agree to share additional posts. The development of the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership is to be overseen and implemented by the joint Head of Paid Service. 2.7 At its meeting on 28th July 2021 East Xxxxxxx District Council agreed to continue to place its Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service at the disposal of South Holland District Council supported by similar approval by Boston Borough Council at its meeting on 2 August 2021and at its meeting on 29th July 2021 South Holland District Council approved the continuation of the designation of its Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service in a joint arrangement with East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council. 2.8 At its meeting on 29th July 2021 South Holland District Council agreed to place its Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer at the disposal of East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council and at their meetings on 28th July 2021 and 2nd August 2021 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council respectively designated the holders of those posts as their Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer in a joint arrangement with South Holland District Council. 2.9 More particularly, at its meeting on 1 July 2021, South Holland District Council approved the designation of East Xxxxxxx District Council’s Head of Paid Service as South Holland District Council’s Head of Paid Service and Chief Executive for an interim period being the period necessary to prepare and submit to the Council a business case, draft Memorandum of Agreement and proposed Senior Management Team structure . 2.10 The objects of the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership facilitated by a Shared Workforce Structure are: o To provide adequate capacity and resilience to the three Councils so that they are individually and collectively better able to deliver on their priorities to local people. o Acting together to develop, promote jointly and secure investment in strategic infrastructure that will benefit the three Council areas by assisting economic growth and regeneration, including, but not limited to roads, railways, flood defences and land drainage, educational, health and well-being infrastructure and acknowledging that East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council have been awarded funding under the Towns Fund for Boston, Mablethorpe and Skegness. o For each council individually to continue to exercise democratically accountable local government in their respective areas and have their own governance arrangements whilst sharing management of agreed internal and external services. o To provide opportunity and ease the transition to more joint commissioning of services and sharing resources where a business case supports such a decision. o To provide more efficient and economical services to local people whilst maintaining or improving the quality of the services that are provided to them. o To make financial savings to the combined staffing costs of the existing management structures. o To provide an operating platform which may have relevance for future devolved powers and/or Local Government structures. o To create greater opportunities for the partnership’s workforce to develop their careers. 2.11 Although the Shared Workforce Structure may provide opportunities and ease the transition to joint commissioning of services, this agreement does not commit any council to the commissioning of joint services. Some specific advice is needed on the implications (if any) of the previous strategic alliance between ELDC and BBC on the new strategic alliance (which includes SHDC). This will include advice as to whether SHDC should have an indemnity against any liabilities that may arise under the previous agreement. 2.12 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council acknowledge and confirm that their agreement dated 1 July 2020 has been terminated and superseded by this Agreement. 2.13 It is the intention of the Parties that a programme of service reviews will be agreed with a view to the Councils considering additional service areas in which the sharing of officers might be beneficial. In the absence of formal sharing of officers in any given service area, it is the intention of the Councils to offer each other mutual assistance and support informally and on an ad-hoc basis by adopting a ‘one team’ ethos.
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Background and Overview. 2.1 Section 113 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that a local authority may enter into an agreement with another local authority for the placing at the disposal of the latter for the purposes of their functions, on such terms as may be provided by the agreement, the services and officers employed by the former. An officer placed by one local authority at the disposal of another remains employed by the first local authority.
2.2 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council entered into a Strategic Alliance on 1st July 2020 and that alliance will be superseded by the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. Those councils placed certain members of their staff at the disposal of the other pursuant to an agreement under s113 of the Local Government Act 1972 dated 1 July 2021.
2.3 South Holland District Council was formerly part of a shared management arrangement with Breckland District Council. Those arrangements came to an end on 30 April 2021. Some services (Legal Services and Procurement, together with one Environmental Services Officer) continue to be provided by Breckland District Council to South Holland District Council.
2.4 The Councils are desirous of securing further benefit to their communities by establishing a three-council strategic alliance, and propose to share the costs and subsequently benefit from the potential efficiency savings that may be secured through such a strategic alliance.
2.5 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council respectively decided to prepare proposals for an integrated Shared Management Team that is intended to facilitate the development of a South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership and any additional posts agreed by the Councils to be incorporated in the Shared Workforce Structure between the three councils.
2.5 2.6 The Shared Management Team structure is set out at Schedule 4.
2.6 2.7 At their respective meetings on 28th July 2021, East Xxxxxxx District Council and 2nd August 2021, Boston Borough Council and 29th July 2021, South Holland District Council resolved to enter into the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership supported by the Shared Management Team but with the potential for the Councils to agree to share additional posts. The development of the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership is to be overseen and implemented by the joint Head of Paid Service.
2.7 2.8 At its meeting on 28th July 2021 East Xxxxxxx District Council agreed to continue to place its Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service at the disposal of South Holland District Council supported by similar approval by Boston Borough Council at its meeting on 2 August 2021and at its meeting on 29th July 2021 South Holland District Council approved the continuation of the designation of its Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service in a joint arrangement with East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council.
2.8 2.9 At its meeting on 29th July 2021 South Holland District Council agreed to place its Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer at the disposal of East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council and at their meetings on 28th July 2021 and 2nd August 2021 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council respectively designated the holders of those posts as their Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer in a joint arrangement with South Holland District Council.
2.9 2.10 More particularly, at its meeting on 1 July 2021, South Holland District Council approved the designation of East Xxxxxxx District Council’s Head of Paid Service as South Holland District Council’s Head of Paid Service and Chief Executive for an interim period being the period necessary to prepare and submit to the Council a business case, draft Memorandum of Agreement and proposed Senior Management Team structure .
2.10 2.11 The objects of the South East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership facilitated by a Shared Workforce Structure are: o To provide adequate capacity and resilience to the three Councils so that they are individually and collectively better able to deliver on their priorities to local people. o Acting together to develop, promote jointly and secure investment in strategic infrastructure that will benefit the three Council areas by assisting economic growth and regeneration, including, but not limited to roads, railways, flood defences and land drainage, educational, health and well-being infrastructure and acknowledging that East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council have been awarded funding under the Towns Fund for Boston, Mablethorpe and Skegness. o For each council individually to continue to exercise democratically accountable local government in their respective areas and have their own governance arrangements whilst sharing management of agreed internal and external services. o To provide opportunity and ease the transition to more joint commissioning of services and sharing resources where a business case supports such a decision. o To provide more efficient and economical services to local people whilst maintaining or improving the quality of the services that are provided to them. o To make financial savings to the combined staffing costs of the existing management structures. o To provide an operating platform which may have relevance for future devolved powers and/or Local Government structures. o To create greater opportunities for the partnership’s workforce to develop their careers.
2.11 2.12 Although the Shared Workforce Structure may provide opportunities and ease the transition to joint commissioning of services, this agreement does not commit any council to the commissioning of joint services. Some specific advice is needed on the implications (if any) of the previous strategic alliance between ELDC and BBC on the new strategic alliance (which includes SHDC). This will include advice as to whether SHDC should have an indemnity against any liabilities that may arise under the previous agreement.
2.12 2.13 East Xxxxxxx District Council and Boston Borough Council acknowledge and confirm that their agreement dated 1 July 2020 has been terminated and superseded by this Agreement.
2.13 2.14 It is the intention of the Parties that a programme of service reviews will be agreed with a view to the Councils considering additional service areas in which the sharing of officers might be beneficial. In the absence of formal sharing of officers in any given service area, it is the intention of the Councils to offer each other mutual assistance and support informally and on an ad-hoc basis by adopting a ‘one team’ ethos.
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