Issue details - Office Rationalisation Project

Office Rationalisation Project

The Office Rationalisation Project (ORP) (formerly the CCRP) seeks to reduce the Council’s office accommodation by moving from leased buildings to freehold buildings so that costs are significantly reduced and key services are located together in centralised office accommodation.

Reason Key: Capital expenditure +£250,000 and outside Capital Plan;

Type: Information Only

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Considered on: 29 Sep 2011 by Council

Lead member: Deputy Mayor Executive Lead for Strategic Planning, Housing, Energy and Environmental Policy, Executive Lead for Finance and Audit

Lead director: Clare Tanner

Consultation process

Meetings and circulation of papers.

Consultees

Council Business Policy Development Group, All Political Groups

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: The Council has the opportunity to significantly reduce it's leased office accommodation and make the resultant savings as a consequence. The Project also enables the Council to consolidate key services in a central hub which will deliver benefits to service users.

Key Risks: The biggest risk to the Project is that a decision is deferred and that the opportunities to disengage from leases for office accommodation are missed with the result being that savings are not forth coming and that the Council will be tied into long leases which will mean additional revenue expenditure.

If you want to make representations contact:: Mark Hammett, telephone (01803) 207071, email mark.hammett@torbay.gov.uk

Agenda items

21/09/2011 - Overview and Scrutiny Board Office Rationalisation Project (ORP) Implementation Plan 21/09/2011
29/09/2011 - Council Office Rationalisation Project 29/09/2011