Issue details

17/00024 Proposal to setup an Education Services Company

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.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Division affected: (All Division);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/02/2017

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
It is expected the discussion of the decision and some of the decision documents will be exempt from publication as they are likely to contain “information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority) holding that information.

Decision due: 27 Mar 2017 by Cabinet

Lead director: Patrick Leeson

Department: Education & Young People's Services

Contact: Patrick Leeson, Corporate Director Children, Young People and Education Email: penny.pemberton@kent.gov.uk 03000 416561 Email: patrick.leeson@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 696550.

Consultation process

The proposals will be considered by Education Cabinet Committee on 7 March 2017 and Policy and Resources Committee on 8 March 2017.

Members:

·   Education Cabinet Committee has received regular verbal and written updates on the developing proposals

·   Cabinet Members and the Leader have received regular updates

·   Strategic Commissioning Board received an update on the proposals on 10 January 2017

·   Commissioning Advisory Board will receive a presentation of the proposals on 10 February 2017

Directors:

·   Corporate Directors have received regular updates and will receive a presentation of the proposals on 30 January

·   Corporate Board will be receive an update on 6 March 2017

Staff:

·   Staff have and will continue to be communicated with via regular e-mail updates, distributed via Staff Communications and the Director of Education and Young People’s Services

·   Staff are also being updated through EYPS Staff Briefings (27 January 2017 and 2, 6 and 8 February 2017)

·   Staff are also being engaged and kept up-to-date with the proposals via their Heads of Service within EYPS

·   Formal consultation over TUPE will be managed in the normal way should the decision be made.

Financial implications: The proposals will be considered by Education Cabinet Committee on 7 March 2017 and Policy and Resources Committee on 8 March 2017. Other consultation planned or undertaken: Members: • Education Cabinet Committee has received regular verbal and written updates on the developing proposals • Cabinet Members and the Leader have received regular updates • Strategic Commissioning Board received an update on the proposals on 10 January 2017 • Commissioning Advisory Board will receive a presentation of the proposals on 10 February 2017 Directors: • Corporate Directors have received regular updates and will receive a presentation of the proposals on 30 January • Corporate Board will be receive an update on 6 March 2017 Staff: • Staff have and will continue to be communicated with via regular e-mail updates, distributed via Staff Communications and the Director of Education and Young People’s Services • Staff are also being updated through EYPS Staff Briefings (27 January 2017 and 2

Legal implications: 17/00024

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