Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy and the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Transformation.

(a)    That the contents of the report in respect of the Additional Procurement Forward Plan for 2023-2024 and the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement for 2022-2023, be approved.

(b)    That Cabinet agree to begin each procurement process listed in Appendix 1 to the report, and,

(c)    That in each instance the further step of making any contract award be delegated to the relevant Cabinet portfolio holder, after consultation with the relevant Executive Director.

(d)    That the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement for 2022-2023 be published.

Reason for the decision

Cabinet is required to approve all key decisions with financial consequences of £500k or more. It is also good governance to provide Cabinet with a summary of all proposed procurements prior to them formally commencing. It is a requirement for the Council to publish a Modern Slavery Transparency Statement on an annual basis. 

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy presented a report on additional procurement activity, within the 2023-2024 procurement programme, which was known or likely to secure contracts exceeding the £500k (key decision) threshold as set out in the appendix to the report.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Transformation also asked cabinet to agree to the Modern Slavery Statement for 2022-23 which was published annually.

It was proposed by Cllr G Suttle and seconded by Cllr J Haynes

Decision

(a)    That the contents of the report in respect of the Additional Procurement Forward Plan for 2023-2024 and the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement for 2022-2023, be approved.

(b)    That Cabinet agree to begin each procurement process listed in Appendix 1 to the report, and,

(c)    That in each instance the further step of making any contract award be delegated to the relevant Cabinet portfolio holder, after consultation with the relevant Executive Director.

(d)    That the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement for 2022-2023 be published.

Reason for the decision

Cabinet was required to approve all key decisions with financial consequences of £500k or more. It was also good governance to provide Cabinet with a summary of all proposed procurements prior to them formally commencing. It was a requirement for the Council to publish a Modern Slavery Transparency Statement on an annual basis.