Cornwall Council halts privatisation plan
1. Cornwall Council halts privatisation plan
Cornwall councillors have voted unanimously to halt a deal which would have seen some public jobs and services moved into the private sector.
They voted to review the proposal but also to consider other options.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-20047222
2. Council’s privatisation plans placed on hold
Plans to sell off Cornwall Council services to a private company are on hold following a debate at New County Hall today.
The controversial proposals had led to a vote of no confidence in former council leader Alec Robertson last week after attempts to push the deal through despite opposition from councillors.
A motion passed by the council yesterday will see the plans put on hold to allow a full investigation of the future of council services to take place
3. Cornwall joint venture plans put on hold
Cornwall Council has called a halt to a major shared services deal after councillors raised concerns about the proposals.
Talks with BT on the creation of a large scale joint venture are to be put on hold and chief executive Kevin Lavery has been asked to carry out a full investigation of alternative methods of delivering services in the future.
http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/procurement/cornwall-joint-venture-plans-put-on-hold/5050988.article
4. Cornwall Council leader announces details of new Council Cabinet
The leader of Cornwall Council Jim Currie has announced details of the Council’s new Cabinet.
At today’s meeting of the full Council Mr Currie, who was elected as the Council’s Leader last week, announced that there will be 11 portfolio holders in the new Cabinet.
5. Cornwall privatisation plan on hold
The proposal involved contracting out the running of services including libraries, one stop shops, payroll and IT to private firm BT. At a full council meeting this lunchtime members were asked to vote on a motion for the council to reverse its decision to proceed with a ‘Strategic Partnership for Support Services’ until the majority of councillors supported the idea.
93 councillors voted to approve that motion, none voted against and there 7 abstentions. The council is now expected to look at other options. The privatisation plan proved controversial because full council had already voted against it last month, but the council’s cabinet had continued to pursue the idea.
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2012-10-23/cornwall-privatisation-plan-on-hold/