On 18 February 2010 the Cabinet agreed that the Council should continue to develop the Shared Services using one or more of three models as appropriate, noted that the Business Transformation Board was responsible for implementing Shared Services and authorised the Deputy Chief Executive to progress negotiations and seek further decisions from the Cabinet as necessary.

The purpose of this report is to update the Cabinet on negotiations, to report the findings of an appraisal and evaluation of the three models and to seek agreement to progress using a public-public partnership as the preferred model.

A similar report seeking the same decisions will be presented to the PCT Board on 25 March 2010.