Decision details

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED to approve the principles set out in the Joint Working Agreement and Protocols.

The JWA and Protocols set out the principles which would govern the way in which CCC and PCC would identify and integrate their services to include a Sovereignty Guarantee designed to protect the separate legal and political identities of each Council.

As new opportunities are identified for possible joint working / sharing or integration across the two Councils, individual business cases would be developed to determine the viability and would explore alternative options as appropriate. Both councils were signed up to the Shared Services agenda. If shared options were not pursued then the status quo would be maintained by working together on a piecemeal basis, which did not provide the same level of opportunity for cohesion in service delivery and/or maximising the opportunities for building resilience and maximising resource potential.  This JWA provided an opportunity to create a set of shared principles through which joint working arrangements could be explored and formalised in a systematic way also enabling effective management and oversight across representatives from both organisations. 

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