To consider any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board regarding the Office Rationalisation Project.

This item was withdrawn as there were no recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

To consider a report on the above matter.

The Board considered a report outlining the implementation plan for the Council’s Office Rationalisation Project (ORP).  The Executive Lead Member for Business Planning, Governance, and Member Development summarised the ORP to the Board.

With reference to the Council’s Policy Development Groups, Board members questioned the decision-making powers of such meetings. 

Board members questioned aspects of the implementation plan, including agile working, staff reductions, contingency planning, timescales, and delays in implementation.