Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Committee considered a Report of the Chamberlain concerning the Business Plan for the Chamberlain’s Department for 2021/22.

In response to a query, the Chamberlain emphasised that when it comes to projects, the charging mechanisms for support services such as finance, legal advice, and procurement have been developed with the aim of producing more transparent and comprehensive costings for Members and officers alike. The Chairman welcomed this approach and stressed that hidden, implicit subsidies for projects needed to be avoided; Members and officers needed to be fully cognisant of the costs and where those costs fell.

RESOLVED – that the Committee:

i) Noted the factors taken into consideration in compiling the Chamberlain’s Department Business Plan; and

ii) Approve, subject to the incorporation of any changes sought by this Committee, the departmental Business Plan for Chamberlain’s for 2021/22 (or the elements therein that fall within this committee’s Terms of Reference).