UNISON response to General Functions Committee 29 March 2012 AGENDA ITEM: 7 TUPE Transfer of Parking Services staff to NSL Ltd.

Dear members of General Functions Committee

 

Please find UNISON response  HERE to General Functions Committee, 29 March 2012, AGENDA ITEM: 7, TUPE Transfer of Parking Services staff to NSL Ltd.

 

Recommendation

Before General Functions Committee approve recommendations 1.1 and 1.2 of the report, UNISON is requesting General Functions Committee to consider our report and provide responses to the questions therein.

 

Questions and Request for Information

 

1.    Please provide UNISON copies of the financial evaluation on all the bids to ensure that the contractor is an economic operator and therefore the interest of the employees has been safeguarded.

 

2.    Is the current Civica CE system fully functional to complete a full statutory end to end Civil Enforcement process, including the generation of charge certificate notices, instructions to bailiff and effective debt recovery?

 

3.    Please provide UNISON a copy of the financial risk assessment to the Pension Fund on the application for AMS by RR Donnelly.

 

4.    When were Barnet council first notified that there was a subcontractor being used on the contract?

 

5.    What Due Diligence was carried out on the first subcontractor (Parseq) and what was the outcome? Please provide copy of the evaluation.

 

6.    What Due Diligence has been carried out on RR Donnelly and what was the outcome? Please provide copy of the evaluation.

 

7.    Can the Committee confirm that the Council has secured a Bond which adequately protects the Barnet Pension Fund?

 

8.    In light of the ongoing issues about contract monitoring which have been raised over the last four years why recruitment for critical positions have not been made for this important function?

Best wishes

John Burgess

Branch Secretary.

Barnet UNISON