Decision details

To:

·         Provide an overview of progress to date of the Transforming Neighbourhood Services (TNS) Programme.

·         Present a summary of the results of engagement work and consultation carried out in the East and Central area of the city.

·         Present a model for the East and Central area of the city for approval to proceed into delivery phase.

(1)       To agree the model as presented in the report into implementation.

(2)       To note the comments and recommendations of the Neighbourhoods and Community. Involvement Scrutiny Commission and the Housing Scrutiny Commission.

(3)       To reflect the anticipated revenue savings in the approved budget and budget strategy, and reduce the budgets accordingly from December 2018.

(4)       To note the release of £500k from the corporate Service Transformation Fund, being the indicative capital costs of the required building alterations and improvements.

(5)       To delegate authority to the Director of Finance to determine the specific budget ceilings affected.

The TNS programme is scoped to identify different ways of organising how services are delivered within the neighbourhoods of the city of Leicester, with a view to reducing the costs of delivery by around 30% while maintaining the quality of our services.

A summary of the consultation exercises is reflected in paragraph 2 of the report, and full reports relating to the engagement and consultation are attached at Appendices A and B.