Purpose

To approve the financial resources required to implement the Cabinet Shareholder Committee’s July 2024 in-principle approval to realign functions between Northumberland County Council and Advance Northumberland to strengthen Economic Growth activity

Decision

RESOLVED that:-

1. Cabinet note the contents of the report to implement the July 2024 in-principle approval of the Cabinet Shareholder Committee to realign functions to strengthen Economic Growth activity which will take the form of the transfer of the Advance Northumberland Economic Growth Team, currently sitting in Advance Northumberland (Commercial) Ltd to Northumberland County Council;
2. Cabinet delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place and Regeneration together with the Executive Director of Transformation & Resources, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, to authorise and enter into:
3. 1      the Transfer Agreement to affect the transfer of Economic Growth Activity from Advance Northumberland Ltd to NCC, to implement the operational and legal aspects of the transfer;
4. 2      the Transfer Agreement to affect the transfer and Economic Growth Activity from Advance Northumberland (Commercial) Ltd, to implement the operational and legal aspects of the transfer;
5. 3      such other agreements as may be required to implement the operational and legal aspects of the transfer including, but not limited to, in relation to TUPE transfers and novation of relevant funding agreements / contracts; and
6. Cabinet delegate authority, subject to finalisation of the Transfer Agreement(s), to the Executive Director of Place and Regeneration together with the Executive Director of Transformation & Resources, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to approve the financial resources required to implement the transfer of the Economic Growth function from Advance Northumberland and Advance Northumberland (Commercial) Ltd set out in paragraph 7 of the report, to be funded from contingency for 2024/25 and to be agreed via the Budget and MTPF process for 2025/26 onwards .