There were no apologies for absence.

There were no urgent items.

There were no Visiting Members.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

RESOLVED: That the Item on the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.

RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reason specified, having applied the public interest test:-

  Head of Schedule 12 A and

  Brief Description

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the Council enters into a five year shared service arrangement with Tunbridge Wells Borough Council for the future delivery of its Revenues and Benefits function, subject to consultation with staff and service stakeholders, be agreed.

2.  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, in consultation with the Council’s Head of Legal Services and S151 Officer, to agree the terms of the agreement as necessary for the formation and operation of the shared service, and that the Head of Legal services be authorised to enter into an agreement on those terms. 

3.  That an Invest to Save principle is applied to the development of the service and realisation of the savings, with the necessary investment for implementation, funded through the ongoing revenue savings to be realised.