Date of meeting: 2 February 2023

Proposer: Councillor Nemeth

Seconder: Councillor Barnett

Ward(s) affected: All

Notice of Motion

Conservative Group

This council:

1) Acknowledges that insourcing policies that have been pursued by recent Administrations have had a detrimental impact on the provision of services to residents in the City, including by;

a. Causing the collapse of several City services including housing repairs and public toilets;

b. Directly causing industrial action;

c. Costing millions more than originally budgeted to implement, unnecessarily wasting taxpayers’ money and contributing to budget overspends; and

d. Creating backlogs leading to more contractors being employed than previously was the case;

2) Notes that the Council has so far refused requests to undertake a proper analysis of the effectiveness of its insourcing policies or an audit to determine the extent of the millions of pounds of public funds that have been lost;

3) Calls for a report that provides such an analysis; and,

4) Resolves to not embark on any further insourcing ventures until this analysis is completed and such a report is published.