To respond to the recommendations of the scrutiny review commissioned by the Strategic Monitoring Committee and conducted by a group of Members under the chairmanship of Councillor Ashton.

THAT

(a)   the response as detailed below be agreed and referred to the Strategic Monitoring Committee; and

(b)   an action plan be developed setting out how and within what timescale the recommendations will be addressed.

The Strategic Monitoring Committee agreed to include a review of ICT Services in its forward work programme.  Scoping statements including the membership of the review team was reported to the committee in October 2005 and the review commenced in April 2006.  The review was undertaken between April and November 2006, and this allowed further time was taken to consider a further piece of work on schools involvement with ICT Services. 

The Strategic Monitoring Committee considered the review group’s findings and recommendations at its meeting on 22^nd December. 

None.