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Report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT which set out the risk that exists in having a single ICT Data Centre and detailed proposals for the provision of a secondary Data Centre facility to provide business continuity and disaster recovery.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the risk that exists by having only one ICT Data Centre be noted;

(2)       the need for a secondary ICT Data facility be approved;

(3)       the selection of the Prinovis site in Liverpool as the most cost effective solution be approved;

(4)            approval be given to the inclusion of £250,000 in the capital programme funded from earmarked reserves; and

(5)            approval be given to the virement of £35,000 from the IT Development budget to meet the ongoing revenue costs of the project.