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Information Records Management Strategy |
Original Due Date |
31-Mar-2024 |
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Description |
Continued development of effective and robust records management practices which incorporate measures to facilitate and assure compliance with FOI, data protection and other information management obligations and reflect new working practices and locations |
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Link to LOIP Outcome or Guiding Principle |
The proper management and recording of information will assist all areas of the Council to ensure that support is targeted where most needed within our communities and will ensure public protection and statutory compliance. |
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Rationale |
Information is a significant council resource and responsibility. Robust and up to date Information Management procedures are essential for statutory compliance. This is an area of significant regulatory change and it is critical that the Council’s policies and procedures are up to date and compliant. In addition, it is essential that they also take account of new working arrangements whereby more employees are working in different locations more often and the migration to MS3655. |
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Title |
Information Records Management - FOI Toolkit |
Original Due Date |
31-Mar-2024 |
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Description |
Phase 2 – Focus on building on success by delivering improved quality - including revised toolkits for services, improved administrative procedures. Continued development to ensure consistent, effective and efficient responses to FOI, EIR and Data Protection Enquiries |
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Link to LOIP Outcome or Guiding Principle |
The proper management and recording of information will assist all areas of the Council to ensure that support is targeted where most needed within our communities and will ensure public protection and statutory compliance. |
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Rationale |
Information is a significant council resource and responsibility. Robust and up to date Information Management procedures are essential for statutory compliance. This is an area of significant regulatory change and it is critical that the Council’s policies and procedures are up to date and compliant |
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Title |
Self Service Arrangements |
Original Due Date |
31-Mar-2024
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Description |
To review the various types of current legal support provided across the Council in order to identify opportunities for the introduction of self-service arrangements where it is safe to do so from a risk management perspective. A list of potential self-service arrangements has been prepared and Legal Services will discuss with the services. |
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Link to LOIP Outcome or Guiding Principle |
This will assist Legal Services to support other Services in the delivery of all Local Outcomes |
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Rationale |
Managed self service arrangements will improve efficiency across the Council and will ensure that specialist legal support is targeted where it is needed most |
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Title |
Legal Engagement and Risk Management |
Original Due Date |
31-Mar-2024 |
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Description |
Development of structured engagement arrangements with strategic leads in order to deliver the provision of proactive guidance and support to the Council in highlighting and managing, assessing and, where appropriate, mitigating legal risks. Informal strategic leads for services have been put in place as part of developing horizontal working. This will be further developed over the course of this year to reflect Organisation of the Future structures and working arrangements. |
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Link to LOIP Outcome or Guiding Principle |
This is essential to enable Legal Services to effectively and efficiently assist and provide vital support to Services throughout the Council to deliver all Local Outcomes. |
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Rationale |
This will result in more tailored, embedded legal support which is supports services at the right time and aids services and the Council to realise strategic and Local Outcomes |
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Title |
External Legal Services Framework |
Original Due Date |
31-Mar-2024 |
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Description |
Review of Council’s external legal support to be carried out and a framework arrangement to be procured to ensure that the Council has access as required to expert, cost effective and comprehensive legal support. This will be preceded by discussions with other local authorities to determine whether a joint procurement is feasible, which would potentially result in better rates and better service from providers. |
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Link to LOIP Outcome or Guiding Principle |
This will assist Legal Services to support other Services in the delivery of all Local Outcomes and provide specialist/complex legal advice when required and at a competitive rate. |
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Rationale |
Review of Council’s external legal support to be carried out and a framework arrangement to be procured to ensure that the Council has access as required to expert, cost effective and comprehensive legal support. |
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