Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive enclosed.

Victoria Willett, Shared Services Lead – Transformation and Partnerships presented a report giving details of the Key Contracts and Partnerships Framework for South Ribble Borough Council.

The following responses were provided by officers to member queries:

- With regard to the considerations outlined at paragraph 8 – we don’t need to fulfil all 6 bullet points. However, there is the opportunity to expand the list to include large scale contracts. This would be a decision for Cabinet.

-We will be including the Leisure Trading Company (LATC) as a contractual relationship – the company and the Council are separate entities but not the traditional partnership the Council has with other partners.

-Regarding issues such as Modern Slavery – contracts are monitored via the Procurement Rules.

The Chair asked a question regarding ethical standards and partnerships.  The Shared Service Lead - Transformation and Partnerships indicated this would be considered as part of the agreed values/behaviours of honesty, integrity, objectivity, openness etc.  We will look at how to monitor this in relation to partnerships.

RESOLVED (unanimously):-

To endorse the Key Contracts and Partnerships Framework for approval by Cabinet.