Purpose

Seek agreement to the shared Legal Services
Partnership Agreement between Cotswold District Council, Forest of
Dean District Council and West Oxfordshire District
Councils.

Content

The
purpose of the report was to seek authority to enter into a formal
partnership agreement for a shared legal service with Forest of
Dean and West Oxfordshire District Councils and to note progress on
the Legal Services Transformation programme to date.
 
The
Cabinet Member for Economy and Council Transformation introduced
the item, highlighting the following points;

Cadence had carried out a review of the Council’s legal
processes.
The
key outcomes of the review were to formalise informal partnership
agreements, and the procurement of the Iken case management system.

 
Cabinet Members welcomed the proposals and particularly the
procurement of the case management software, which would allow the
Council’s legal teams to better monitor their
caseloads.
 
The
recommendations were proposed by Councillor Tony Dale and were
seconded by Councillor Mike Evemy.
 
RESOLVED: That Cabinet
 
1.    DELEGATED AUTHORITY
to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
the Economy and Council Transformation, to enter into the formal
Legal Services Partnership Agreement with Forest of Dean and West
Oxfordshire District Councils with immediate effect.
 
2.    NOTED progress and
the direction of travel for the Legal Services Transformation
Programme to date.
 

Voting Record

 

8 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 0 Absent/Did not
vote