Decision details

Orbis Business Plan: To approve the business plan for the provision of Business Services in Partnership with Surrey County Council.

24.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with comments from the Surrey County Council and East Sussex County Council joint scrutiny of the Orbis Programme.

24.2     It was RESOLVED to:

1)            note the three year (2016/17 to 2018/19) Orbis Business Plan which was approved by the Orbis Joint Committee on 28 September 2015; and

2)                 note the need for investment and to approve the roadmap for integration (contained within the Business Plan).

Reason

24.3     Approval of the Business Plan is necessary for the partnership to implement the integration required to deliver the Target Operating Model. The implementation requires investment from both authorities to realise efficiencies through full integration as set out in the Business Plan