Issue - meetings

This report asks the Executive Member to agree to the transfer of City of York (CYC) HR School Advisory support to North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), with the CYC function maintaining a strategic overview of service delivery.  This partnership will ensure the local authority can continue to take a strategic role for school improvement across the city and can discharge our statutory duties as an employer.

Resolved:  That Option 3 be approved (i.e. to agree the formal partnership arrangements to work in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council to deliver HR advisory services to York schools).

Reason:     This option is the most effective at achieving the aim of a resilient and sustainable HR advisory support service for York schools.

The Executive Leader (incorporating Finance and Performance) considered a report which asked him to agree to the transfer of City of York Council (CYC) HR School Advisory support to North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC), with the CYC function maintaining a strategic overview of service delivery.  This partnership would ensure the local authority could continue to take a strategic role for school improvement across the city and could discharge its statutory duties as an employer.

The Executive Leader considered the following options:

Option 1 – to continue with the current secondment working

arrangements delivering the service in partnership with NYCC.

Option 2 – to fully resource a dedicated school advisory team fully

                   and invest to develop the service offer.

Option 3 –  to agree a formal partnership arrangement between

NYCC and CYC with NYCC to deliver HR advisory services to York schools.

The Executive Leader sought assurances that Option 3 did not compromise the Authority’s statutory responsibilities as the employer of staff in maintained schools.  He was informed that the proposed arrangements would fulfil the Council’s statutory obligations.  The Executive Leader was also assured that the proposed arrangements were robust but that they could be terminated in the future should this become necessary.

Resolved:  That Option 3 be approved (i.e. to agree the formal partnership arrangements to work in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council to deliver HR advisory services to York schools).

Reason:     This option is the most effective at achieving the aim of a resilient and sustainable HR advisory support service for York schools.