The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee, held on Monday, 14 April 2025.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests of Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days' notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

For the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee to consider and comment on emerging proposals and potential recommendations to the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships in respect of the ‘Transition Plan’ for implementing the Cabinet’s 21 February 2025 decision on the future of the Tendring Careline service, as well as the ‘Heads of Terms’ for the associated legal agreement with Colchester City Council and Colchester Helpline (Amphora). The overarching priority for the Transition Plan will be to maintain service quality and service continuity and to minimise disruption and inconvenience to service users, many of whom are older and vulnerable Tendring residents. Consideration of the Careline Transitional Arrangements forms part of the Committee’s 2024/25 Work Programme. 

The emerging Transition Plan and Heads of Terms have been the subject of negotiation with Colchester City Council and Amphora and have been informed by ongoing engagement with services across the Council, consultation with staff and professional legal advice. The proposals within this report have been discussed with the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships, Leader of the Council, Chief Executive and senior Officers from the Council’s Management Team.

Following the consideration of any comments and advice from the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, it would be the intention to seek the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships’ agreement to finalise the Transition Plan and formally enter into a legal agreement with Colchester City Council and Amphora in June/July 2025; and to then deliver the Careline/Helpline transfer in August 2025.