Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain which provided Members with an update regarding recent changes within the Information Technology Department.

The Chamberlain advised Members that it was not currently intended to replace the Chief Information Officer on a like-for-like basis. The Sub-Committee agreed that it would be beneficial to hold a Members' Only session at the end of the meeting to discuss the changes to the IT Department.

The Chamberlain advised the Sub-Committee that the primary short-term goal for the Department was to stabilise the IT systems. To support this work, a significant amount of work had been conducted to develop a detailed risk register for all IT systems.

The Chamberlain advised the Sub-Committee that a survey would be conducted with all Members to identify their IT needs. Members suggested that part of this survey should ask Members what they wished to use the IT systems for.

The Chamberlain also requested that Members provide suggestions for potential subjects for the IT Workshops. Members suggested the following topics: the Good system; the mobilisation and governance process for large systems projects; the IT Strategy; applications architecture; and the current status of the IT systems. The Chamberlain welcomed these suggestions and requested that Members provide any further suggestions by email.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee notes the report.