Meeting documents

of the meeting held on Tuesday 26 October 2010 to be agreed.

To resolve to exclude the press and public as the following item is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

of the meeting held on 26 October 2010, to be agreed.

The Chairman will highlight the key points raised during a recent meeting he attended with the Senior Client Director at Hays, Head of HR Services at Buckinghamshire County Council, and Mary Baldwin.

Context:

Gill was the original project sponsor for the Hays ‘New Ways of Working’ project and has been at the forefront of delivering the new system of recruitment at the Council, with a view to streamlining the process and reducing costs.

Purpose:

For members to discuss with Gill the key points raised at the end of the Task and Finish Group meeting in October, and to find out more about the governance arrangements for the contract.

Contributors:

·                   Gill Hibberd

Papers:

Review of key points

To resolve to include the Press and Public

Context:

During the evidence gathering process, members discovered that Hertfordshire is the only authority with the same recruitment model as Buckinghamshire – using Manpower instead of Hays. It was agreed that Hertfordshire should be contacted for a visit to find out more about their experience of outsourcing.

Purpose – for members to hear about:

·                   The background to the Hertfordshire County Council contract

·                   Scope and rationale of the contract

·                   Contract management process / performance and KPI's

·                   Benefits and financials

·                   Joint working / partnership - adapting to future challenges

·                   Governance arrangements.

Papers: None

Context:

At the September meeting members decided on the questions that they wanted raised with a selection of Councils and private industries to find out about their recruitment systems for comparison purposes.

Purpose:

For members to discuss the key points raised from the responses.

Papers:

Responses from Councils and private industries

Purpose:

For members to discuss key findings and form the recommendations for the review report.