Decision details

Purpose of Report: The Joint Head of H&S for York and North Yorkshire Councils has spent time reviewing and implementing best practice across both H&S services. To ensure resilience and best use of resources staff have started working informally as one workforce so resources and skills can be moved/shared across both services.

On 9th May 2016 the Executive Member for Environment agreed the establishment of closer organisational arrangements supported by formal secondment agreements for City of York Council (CYC) staff to North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) supported by an service level agreement (SLA) to ensure that the form, resilience and quality of H&S service received by CYC is at least maintained if not improved. In November 2016 he will receive a progress update report to ensure progress is as expected and delivering planned benefits of closer working.

It was agreed in May 2016 that this arrangement would be short term to last no more than a year, and during this time an options paper and business case will come to the CYC and NYCC Executives to set up a formally constituted shared organisation with the options around the various service delivery models available to do so, including ‘no change’. It is planned to bring the options paper to the Executives in January 2017.

Due to an administrative inputting error this item will be considered by Executive on 9 February 2017 and not by the Executive Member for Environment at his Decision Session on 9 January 2017.

Resolved:     That having considered the options contained within the body of the report and Annex A, supporting the adoption and implementation of a sustainable shared YorSafety service, the Executive agree to:-

(i)           Approve Option 1 as being the most effective at achieving the aim of creating a resilient and sustainable service in the future.

(ii)          Delegate to the Executive Member for the Environment the final arrangements for transfer including sharing agreements for any surplus made by YorSafety.

Reason:        To ensure the Executive and residents are informed of the City of York Council /North Yorkshire County Council approach to ensuring both Health and Safety services are resilient and are better able to support the two organisations.