Decision details

The committee considered the report which provided an update on the transition of the staff and services provided by the council’s two wholly owned companies, ANSA Environmental Services Ltd and Orbitas Bereavement Services Ltd following the decision of the Finance Sub Committee in June 2024 to insource the services and staff.

The committee noted that on 1 February 2025, the council had successfully transferred 42 members of staff from Orbitas. The bereavement services element had een transferred into the council’s environmental services and the handypersons service was transferred under the Housing team.

RESOLVED:

That the Corporate Policy Committee

1. Note the progress against plan made to date in transferring the services provided by ANSA and Orbitas into the Council and next steps.

2. Note the initial management structure arrangements for the insourced services from the two companies, as shown at Appendix A.

3. Note the work underway to conclude the insourcing of the ANSA services and the potential financial aspects of the change process as further set out in the confidential Part 2 paper, including the impact of the transfer on Alliance Environmental Services Ltd.