That (A) the development of an outline Business Case with North Herts District Council as detailed in paragraphs 2.10 - 2.11 of the report submitted, be approved; and
(B) a report be brought back to the Executive in Spring 2015 to include an outline Business Case with the objective of obtaining approval of both Councils to proceed to the next stage of jointly procuring these services and specifically on how this joint project will be controlled and managed and the governance arrangements once the joint contract has been awarded.