Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report on the need to move towards a more flexible approach to working practices for appropriate field staff and to look at local service delivery and the best optimum to deliver an efficient service.  The Head of Worcestershire Regulatory Services introduced the report and informed Members that in order to achieve this, staff would be encouraged to work from home or using touchdown facilities around the County. This would avoid the necessity to retain all the existing offices currently being under-utilised.  The Head of Worcestershire Regulatory Services responded to Members’ questions regarding the need to ensure officers availability and that good customer relations were maintained with officers being contactable.  Following further discussion it was

RESOLVED:

(a)       that Members discuss with their respective authorities the need to        mitigate accommodation costs to Worcestershire Regulatory Services      as the Service seeks to liberate existing office accommodation space;            and

(b)       that the actions and the approach taken to progress Worcestershire    Regulatory Services in terms of flexible working practices and         accommodation needs be noted and endorsed.