Decision details

Highways Reform – Proposed Shared Service (SP3)

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose – The Highway & Engineering Investing in Stockport proposal puts forward £500k of savings from 2016/17. This report is to advise members of the work undertaken to date on the proposal to create a shared service for local highway services by a number of local authorities within GM in order to achieve this saving. This work is being developed by local authorities and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).

Decision:

The Executive considered the work undertaken by a number of local authorities in Greater Manchester and Transport for Greater Manchester to determine whether a viable business case existed for the delivery of a shared service across a number of Greater Manchester authorities for Highways and Transport. The Executive agreed that:-

 

·         the case for a proposed highways shared service be supported and the work to date be noted;

·         the proposed shared services operating model and areas which lend themselves best to a shared service approach be noted;

·         the further development of a business case with participating local authorities be supported; and

·         the potential for the greater future management of the Greater Manchester capital programme, as outlined in the report, be noted.

Alternative options considered:

None

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Reason Key: Affects 2 or more wards;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: N/A

Decision Reference: ED1742

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None

Forward Plan Reference: SP3 (CS27)

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Environment & Economy Scrutiny Committee, staff

Contact: Paul Lawrence, Services for Place Email: paul.lawrence@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 0161-474-4515.

Publication date: 23/07/2015

Date of decision: 21/07/2015

Decided at meeting: 21/07/2015 - Executive

Effective from: 30/07/2015

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