That the SWISCo Business Plan 2021-23, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

An initial Business Plan was developed for the launch of the Company in July 2020, however significant change in the business environment as a result of the COVID19 pandemic plus the expansion of the company’s functions and services and appointment of a new senior leadership team have provided strong justification for the development of a new Business Plan.

An alternative option would be to develop a business plan that covered one financial year, however the decision was taken to develop a business plan that covered two financial years due to its strategic nature and the lead-in time for many of the actions contained within the business plan.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 26 July 2021 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

SWISCo is the Council’s wholly-owned arms-length company and was initially responsible for the delivery of all functions and services associated with waste and recycling.  Between December 2020 and February 2021, further ‘client side’ services were transferred into the new company and SWISCo now provides the full range of functions and services discharging the Council’s statutory duties and obligations across three service areas: Waste and Recycling; Highways, Fleet and Transport; and Parks and Green Infrastructure.  The business plan has been developed and sets out the proposed business strategy including priority actions for service change and improvement during the forthcoming period.

At the meeting, Councillor Morey proposed and Councillor Carter seconded a motion that was agreed unanimously by the Cabinet, as set out above.

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