The Finance and Resources Committee meeting next week will NOT be hearing a report about the Care and Support Tendering. The Deloitte report is in but Tom Aitchison says it will take time to consider its implications, therefore they will not be discussing it next week. The adjourned meeting will go ahead but just a formality.
As a result, delegations should be withdrawn and there will be no event on Thursday at the City Chambers.
We still do not have any indication of the content of the report and will keep you up to date as more information becomes available. However a clean bill of health would have approved the council officials position and taken next to no time to consider. Given that there are implications to consider then it is likely that the concerns have been upheld.
The email below was sent out to councillors this morning.
Dear Councillor
CARE AND SUPPORT TENDERS
At the meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee on 3 December 2009, the Convener deferred consideration of the circulated report on Care and Support Services until an independent evaluation had been undertaken and therefore adjourned the meeting in terms of Standing Orders 17(2) and 51, to reconvene at 10.00 am on 21 January 2010.
I am currently awaiting a copy of the independent evaluation by Deloitte which has just been received by the Council. Thereafter, the findings will require to be considered in order that recommendations can be made to Committee/Council in the light of this evaluation. It will not be possible to do so by 21 January 2010. The adjourned meeting will, however, still require to convene at 10.00 am in accordance with Standing Orders.
Every effort will be made to report to the Finance and Resources Committee or Council as soon as possible. Given the importance of this matter, I thought it appropriate to advise all members of the Council of the position.
Best wishes.
Tom
Tom Aitchison
Chief Executive
The City of Edinburgh Council
Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
EDINBURGH
EH8 8BG
