Surrey County Council will go ahead and extend their joint initiative with East Sussex County Council to collaborate in a number of areas such as IT, HR and financial services.

This initiative is due to save approximately £8m a year. The shared services will be led by a joint committee comprising of three cabinet members from each authority.

The contract will also allow other local authorities to join the partnership.

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