Pre-investing day preparations for the new unitary council

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Dear Somerset Council,

In the 12 months running up to vesting day on 1st April 2023:

1. Please provide the last version of a Full Business Case (rather than the old One Somerset Outline Business Case used to get permission for a unitary council from the government (v1.3 dated July 2021) with revised savings figures, rationalisation etc?

2. The last Operating Model proposed ahead of vesting day?

Yours faithfully,

Dave Orr

Somerset Council

 
 
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Dear  Dave Orr
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information about  Pre-investing day
preparations for the new unitary council  which we received on 8 October
2024 .

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Information Act 2000  and we aim to send our response to you on or before
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Dear  Dave Orr
 
Thank you for your request for information received on  8 October 2024 .
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
Jo Adams
Data Protection Records and Information Request Officer
 
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Dear Somerset Council,

Can you confirm that:

1. There was no updating of the old One Somerset outline business case to an up to date full business case before vesting day.

2. There was no target/new operating model worked up before vesting day.

Yours sincerely,

Dave Orr

Somerset Council

Dear Requester, in response to your follow up query:
 

 1. There was no updating of the old One Somerset outline business case to
an up to date full business case before vesting day - yes
 2. There was no target/new operating model worked up before vesting day -
yes

To confirm - t he document is the only one produced before vesting day.
 
Kind regards

Jo Adams
Data Protection Records and Information Request Officer
Somerset Council

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