Issue - meetings

A report from Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR, Councillor Tahir Rafiq is attached.

Following consideration at a meeting of the Human Resource and Appeals Panel, Councillor Rafiq, the Cabinet Member for Corporate Affairs and HR presented a report detailing changes to the new Corporate Core Management Team.  The report includes changes to the following teams:

Procurement, business support, health and safety, risk management, communications, democratic Services, arts and culture including Adult Education, Community Safety, Legal Services and the Social Development and Engagement Team.

The report also includes specific proposals to invest some of the resources provided within the 2020/21 budget through the establishment of a Delivery Unit and investment in performance and business analyst capability.

              Delegated decision:

Cabinet agrees to

• Note the progress being made in the establishment and delivery of a new corporate core and endorse the proposed leadership remit of the Corporate Core Management Team
• To approve the proposals for the establishment of a Delivery Unit including a new

Assistant Director of People and Transformation

• To approve the proposal for additional posts with the Strategic Performance & Intelligence Function for the Council and OCO
• To approve the expansion of the Communications and Engagement Team across the Council and OCO
• To approve the joint accountabilities of the CCG Post of Deputy Director Governance and Assurance, which will include line management of Council teams
• To approve the next phases of the Business Support review
• To endorse the corporate management of all Health and Safety capacity
• To approve a full review of the Information Governance function across the Council and OCO
• To approve the expansion of the Assistant Director of Public Service Reform remit to include line management of the Arts and Museum, the Adult Education Service and the Strategic Community Safety Team
• To approve the new operational Community Safety Team and associated changes in name, roles and grades
• To approve the creation of the In-House Childcare Advocate post with Legal Services
• To approve the changes in Democratic Services structure, specifically the changes to the Principal Officer role and new post of Scrutiny Team leader
• To approve the changes in line management for the Social Development and Engagement Team
• To approve the proposed changes within the HR Systems Administration Team
• To note the interim leadership arrangements for housing services
• To approve the transfer of functions from the Corporate Core to Finance

Reasons for the decision:

The 2020/21 budget included a commitment to strengthen corporate services where it was recognised that capacity issues existed. A recurring budget of £1m was reflected in the council’s budget with an additional £0.5m from 2021/22 onwards, the proposals set out in this report establish the specific posts that are to be created and too be funded from this budget. The proposals can be contained within the funding already available.

Other option considered and rejected:

To reject recommendations contained within the report.