Decision
a)
That Dorset Council makes
the necessary arrangements to leave the Stour Valley & Poole Partnership
(SVPP) and bring these services in-house to be delivered by an expanded Dorset
Council Revenues & Benefits Team (as set out in the business case attached
at appendix 3);
b)
That authority be
delegated to the Executive Director of Corporate Development, in consultation
with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy, to
implement decision (a) above, including authority to give notice to terminate
the Council’s involvement in the Stour Valley and Poole Partnership;
c) That Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee
be asked to oversee the future Service’s integration into Dorset Council, where
it can support further transformation, insight, strategic service development
and performance, as set out in the business case.