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RESOLVED:

 

(i)           
To approve the disaggregation of the l&D Apprenticeship DAS team by 31 March
2024.
 

(ii)          
To approve the withdrawal of the Apprenticeship
Provider Service within the HR Service*

(*WNC are not legally able to continue this
provision; For NNC, refer to resolution 3)

 

(iii)         
For NNC only, to approve the transfer of the
management of the NNC Apprenticeship ROAPT status to Adult Learning
Services by 31 March 2024.
 

(iv)         
For NNC only, to note the Council’s commitment
to continue to deliver Service Level Agreements to Milton Keynes
Council and Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.
 

(v)          
To grant delegated authority to the Monitoring
Officers for North and West Northamptonshire Councils to put into
place a deed of variation to the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA)
for the service to exit the IAA.
 

(vi)         
To approve that both WNC and NNC will act in
accordance with Service Plans and Exit Plans agreed by both WNC and
NNC service leads and approved by Monitoring Officers until such
time as a formal Deed of Variation has been completed.
 
Reason for decision
 

·          
To ensure the safe and legal disaggregation of
Learning and Development functions, in line with the Local
Government Reform Blueprint.

·          
To enable each authority to tailor their
apprenticeship provision to their organisational/corporate
priorities and service delivery model.

·          
For NNC only,  to enable
the NNC Apprenticeship Training Provider function to be financially
self-sustaining.

·          
To ensure that any changes to the Inter Authority
Agreement arising from disaggregation are correctly enacted with
proper authority.
 
Alternative Options Considered
 

·          
Option 1 – Do Nothing, Remain as a Hosted
service.

·          
Option 2 – Disaggregate both Apprenticeship
functions with a c50/50% split.

·          
Option 4 – Cease the Apprenticeship Training
Provider function and disaggregate the DAS function (including
Quality)