Decision details

Draw down of funds for the Corporate Backup Solution

Decision Maker: Director of Resources and Assurance (Historic)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To drawdown and agree the spend of £82,000 of allocated budget set aside for the Corporate Backup Solution project which has already been set out in the 2023/24 Capital Programme.

Decision:

That:

 

a) Drawdown of £82,000 from approved 2023/24 capital programme for the Corporate Backup Solution project, and

 

b) Authority be delegated to Head of ITC to make all operational decisions to implement the project

Alternative options considered:

1. To not spend the agreed funds and not proceed with this Corporate Backup Solution project.

 

2. This would place the authority at risk of data confidentiality, integrity and availability breaches or risks due to the increased risk of not being able to capture or recover council data assets in line with business requirements.

 

3. For these reasons this option was rejected

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Paul Griffiths, Programme Management Office Email: Paul.Griffiths2@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261808.

Publication date: 29/09/2023

Date of decision: 29/09/2023

Effective from: 06/10/2023

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