Common use of Key Issues Clause in Contracts

Key Issues. 3.1 Following the introduction of a ‘National Model for School Improvement’, a series of proposed changes to the original agreement between the five LAs in the SEWC have been outlined in the updated agreement including changes to:  Governance arrangements that ensure the LAs and the EAS are complying with requirements of the National Model for Regional Working.  The way grants can be dealt with by the EAS is changed – the first change being that all grants will now be channelled through the Directors group in the first instance. There is a detailed process that explains how this will work in practice. The EAS will report on this regularly to both the directors/heads of education and the Executive Members for Education in each of the LAs.  The EAS ability to provide services to other customers other than the SEWC LAs for a fee and subject to scrutiny and approval from the Joint Executive Group. The EAS may proceed with such a commission without prior JEG consent when: o the contract is valued at up to £50k but carries no risk/will have no impact on agreed delivery outcomes o the contract is valued up to £15k and may/will have an impact on agreed delivery outcomes o The EAS has taken appropriate advice on any VAT liabilities that entering into such a contract may give rise to and these are factored into the detail of the contract. o The EAS has taken appropriate legal advice in drawing up the contract. o The EAS will inform the next JEG meeting of all new contracts that exceed £10,000 over a financial year. In the event the EAS core service costs more than predicted, in line with prior JEG approval, each LA will pay its proportional share on this overspend. However, the EAS in negotiation with the LAs will repay this “loan” over an agreed period through reducing the core service charge each LA pays for an agreed period. 3.2 There are a number of risks associated with the proposed changes: