Council and councillors

Report No. 88/2018 from the Director for Resources was received.

The Director for Resources introduced the report the purpose of which was to update Members on the Council’s legal arrangements and in particular the shared service arrangement with Peterborough City Council and to request that members bring the delegated function of legal services provision back to Rutland County Council from Peterborough City Council.

DECISION:

1.    Cabinet APPROVED the transfer of the legal services function from Peterborough City Council back to Rutland County Council.

2.    Cabinet APPROVED the delegation of authority to the Head of Legal and Corporate Governance to assume responsibility for the management and delivery of Legal Services for Rutland.

3.    Cabinet APPROVED the delegation of authority to the Head of Legal and Corporate Governance to vary the legal contract with Peterborough City Council.

Reasons for the decision

1.    In order to allow the Head of Legal and Corporate Governance to properly control and manage the legal services provision the function would need to be transferred back to Rutland County Council. Consequentially authority was required in order to deliver the service in the best interests of the Council.