Decision details

Proposed decision:

To create a company, in line with the business case, and to enter into such contractual arrangements as are necessary to facilitate that creation.

To agree the legal structure of the proposed company and to delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer to agree the final details in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform, the Cabinet Member for Commercial and Traded Services, the Corporate Director foe Education and Young People’s Services and the Corporate Director of Finance and Procurement. 

To agree that a shadow governance structure is implemented from April 2017.

Financial Implications: To be outlined in the Full Business Case

Legal Implications: To be outlined in the Full Business Case

Equality Implications: An EQIA has been drafted and will be live throughout the process. The draft will be appended to the draft business case.

The proposals seek to ensure that KCC is able to deliver, within a sustainable budget, against its strategic priority (Outcome 1) to ensure that children and young people in Kent get the best start in life.

By proposing the setup of an Education Services Company, Kent can further develop its partnership with schools and settings, jointly support the Young People of Kent by providing services in a way that ensures not only sustainability, but offers opportunity to expand services in the longer term.

Cabinet has agreed that:

1.    The creation of a company, in line with the business case, and the entering into such contractual arrangements as is necessary to facilitate that creation be agreed

2.    The legal structure of the proposed company and the delegation of authority to the Monitoring Officer to agree the final details in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform, the Cabinet Member for Commercial and Traded Services, the Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services and the Corporate Director of Finance and Procurement be agreed

3.    That the implementation of a shadow governance structure from April 2017 be agreed.