THAT  (a)        Cabinet notes the current position in respect of programme implementation;

            (b)       Cabinet approves the retention of SAP as the technology base; and

            (c)        Cabinet approves the extension of an interim agreement with Deloitte until such time as a decision on the master agreement can be taken.

THAT  (a)        Cabinet notes progress made in contract negotiation;

            (b)       Cabinet, in endorsing the above recognises that detailed negotiations continue to be progressed and accepts that the Cabinet Member (Resources) and the Cabinet Member (Corporate & Customer Services and Human Resources), and the Leader should exercise jointly their powers in the constitution to authorise the completion of the master agreement subject to satisfactory conclusion of contract negotiations and due diligence; and

            (c)        Cabinet receives a further progress report, including highlight programme plan, in July.