Decision details

Councillor Alistair Morwood, Executive Member for Planning and Development presented the confidential report of the Interim Deputy Chief Executive which outlined proposals for the shared building control service. In summary, the Shared Services Joint Committee agreed to commence a review into a shared building control service for Chorley and South Ribble to help ensure resilience for both councils given the technical and specialist skills required in building control.

Decision:

Approve the proposals for implementation of the shared service, as set out in the table at paragraph 36.

Reasons for Recommendation

The shared service will help to deliver resilience for the council’s building control function.

Other options considered and rejected

An alternative structure option was presented to the Shared Services Joint Committee and Executive Member Decision prior to formal consultation with staff. This structure had only one post instead of the two roles identified within the proposed structure. This option was rejected as it would provide less capacity and resilience.