Proposed by Councillor Watt

Seconded by Councillor Sheila Clarke

(1)  Council notes that:

(i)  transport service users and their carers greatly value the standard and continuity of care currently provided by the in-house team;

(ii)  it is proposed to put the transport service out to tender without prior consultation with staff and without assistance for staff to produce an in-house bid;

(iii)  the fairness of any tendering process has been compromised by the publication of the current in-house costing in the report to Cabinet;

(iv)  the suggested saving arising from putting the transport service out to tender does not take into account the cost of compliance with TUPE regulations.

(2)  Council therefore does not accept the Cabinet’s recommended budget saving of £180,000.

Having applied the guillotine, the Council did not debate this matter and it was –

Resolved (24:39:2) – That the objection be not approved.

NB.  The following Councillors requested that their in favour of the objection be recorded:

Councillors T Anderson, C Blakeley, SL Clarke, WA Duffey, DM Elderton, GJ Ellis, Mrs L Fraser, JE Green, J Hale, Karen Hayes, Paul Hayes, AC Hodson, PSC Johnson, J Keeley, I Lewis, SD Moseley, SR Mountney, C Povall, A Pritchard, Mrs LA Rennie, SL Rowlands, Sue Taylor, GCJ Watt, and Mrs K Wood.

Councillor Kirwan requested that his abstention be recorded.