Purpose

Cabinet to consider recommendations to Council, in respect
of the ARC Programmen.

Decision

It was RESOLVED that Cabinet:
 
o  
Agreed the revised
objectives of the Programme set out in Section 5.1

 
o  
Approved the
proposed re-branding of transformation activity under the banner of
the ‘ARC’ (Adapt, Reskill, Collaborate) and subsequent
launch of an internal communications plan set out in Section
5.1.
 
o  
Agreed the
inclusion of Devolution, Local Government Reorganisation and the
New Unitary and Combined Authority Leader in the revised list of
‘ARC’ transformation initiatives summarised in Section
5.

 
o  
Noted the
indicative costs of the revised transformation activity, summarised
in Section 6

 
Reasons for the Decision
 
This paper was submitted to Cabinet to update
Members and to seek approval to move forward with additional
transformation initiatives since those approved in September 2024.
This has been made necessary by the reorganisation of local government in Hampshire and
the Isle of Wight; together with devolution which includes the
creation of a new unitary authority and Mayoral Combined County
Authority. This has led to a necessary reshaping and re-focusing of
transformation initiatives and a refreshed programme branding - now called the ARC
Programme (Adapt, Reskill,
Collaborate)
 
Alternative Options
Considered
 
In 2021 East Hampshire District Council (EHDC)
embarked on an ambitious transformation programme called Shaping East Hampshire’s
Future which includes the delivery of the 2024-28 Council Strategy,
in particular the strategic objective to become a modern and
efficient council.