Issue - meetings

To approve the revised ICT Policy and agree that all Officers and Members sign the new Policy to ensure full compliance.

1.      That the revised ICT Policy be APPROVED.

2.      That all Officers and Members be required to sign the new ICT Policy to ensure full compliance.  

93.1           The report of the Head of Corporate Services, circulated at Pages No. 105-111, asked Members to approve the revised ICT Policy and agree that all Officers and Members sign the new policy to ensure full compliance.

93.2           The Finance Manager explained that the Council was in the process of rolling out a suite of Office 365 applications which should help the Council’s teams work more efficiently. When the project had been discussed by the Operational Managers Group they had agreed the original policy was too long and very out of date therefore did not offer the Council and its staff the protection which was required. The revised policy was more generic and shorter to make it more about the principles of how the Council worked than what it did.

93.3           A Member noted that social media was not included within the policy and was advised that the Council had a Social Media Policy which covered the use of IT as well.

93.4           Members felt the revised policy was much clearer and set out in an easily understood way which would ensure it was easier to follow. Accordingly, it was