Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain which provided a quarterly update on the work of the IT Division.

The Chamberlain explained that Members could be confident that improvements would be achieved in the IT Service for six reasons: the leadership team now in place; the development of the IT Strategy (which would be presented to the Committee in February 2017); the budget uplift; the improved understanding of risk in the IT Division; the development of the partnership with Agilisys; and the performance improvements which had been achieved over the previous two to three months.

A Member noted that the Chamberlain intended to appoint external consultants to review and strengthen the current approach to IT Services. The Member asked for reassurance that there would be an appropriate return on this investment. The Chamberlain explained that procurement for this consultant was ongoing, so he was unable to provide specific information, but he assured Members that he would ensure that value for money was achieved.

RESOLVED – That the Committee notes the report.