Decision details

The Report to Cabinet recommended the withdrawal of administration and project management functions (the “WDA Partnership Functions” or “Functions”) carried out by Joint Waste Solutions (“JWS”) and return those Functions (previously carried out by Surrey County Council) to Surrey County Council (“SCC”).  The Functions and related staff were transferred to JWS under an Inter Authority Agreement in 2018 and are performed by staff in the JWS team hosted by Surrey Heath Borough Council (“SHBC”).

The recommendation agreed by Cabinet was to bring the Functions (and related staff) back into SCC. This would also return the administration of the Surrey Environment Partnership to SCC.

Pursuant to the decision made by Cabinet, the following will to be enacted:

1.         JWS authorities and SCC will enter into an agreement to give effect to the terms set out below and to confirm discharge of SCC’s obligations under the Inter-Authority Agreement

2.         Eligible JWS staff would transfer to SCC either under TUPE legislation or COSOP guidelines.

3.         Existing funding provided to JWS to pay for the staff and services transferring would be retained by SCC to pay for the transferred functions.

4.         The effective date for the withdrawal and associated actions would be 1 April 2025.

This decision gives effect to the agreement of Cabinet (17 December 2024) to return WDA Partnership Functions to SCC and withdraw from the JWS Joint Waste Committee.

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