The finalisation and completion Service Transfer Agreement, Services Agreement and Data Sharing Agreement in respect of the Careline/Helpline transfer were oustanding actions following the completion of the transfer itself on 7 August 2025 which have taken longer to conclude than originally anticipated.
This decision is simply to report that these outstanding matters have now been concluded and that the legal agreements in question have been finalised and completed with the agreement of the Corporate Director - Planning and Community and Corporate Director - Law and Governance under the delegation given by the Cabinet in its decision of 21 February 2025 and subsequent relevant decisions taken either by, or with concurrence from, the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships.

To confirm and report the finalisation and completion of the legal agreements between Tendring District Council and Colchester Amphora Trading Limited in respect of the transfer of TDC's Careline service and Out of Hours and CCTV monitoring to Ampohora's Helpline service.

The finalisation and completion of the legal agreements bring to a conclusion the Careline/Helpline transfer as agreed by the Cabinet on 21 February 2025 having regard to future proposals for Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation.