Issue details

At its meeting held on 7 October 2010 Cabinet agreed to the County Council entering into a strategic partnership with BT plc taking the form of a limited liability joint venture company 60% owned by BT and 40% owned by the County Council.

The Company, subsequently established as One connect Limited (OCL), has a Board of 10 directors comprising six BT nominees and four County Council nominees. The Cabinet agreed to the proposal that two of the four Directors nominated by the County Council should be the then Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive, the remaining two Directors to be appointed by the Leader in consultation with the Chief Executive, one of whom was likely to be a non-executive Director i.e. not a councillor or officer.

This report proposes amendments to the County Council's nominations to the Board of Directors.