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3.4 It should be noted that the costs shown for Corporate Services cover:• Corporate costs to enable tri-borough working e.g. for ICT andFinance;• Costs associated with the Corporate Services programme upuntil 31 July 2012 (costs for the next phase are set out in aseparate Cabinet report).4. RISK MANAGEMENT4.1 Responsibility for Tri Borough Programme risk management resideswithin the governance structure outlined in the February 2011 Cabinetreport and the proposal document ‘Bold ideas for Challenging Times’.Further detail is set out in the document ‘Tri-borough RiskManagement’ published to the H&F Overview and Scrutiny Board 21September 2011.5. COMMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ANDCORPORATE GOVERNANCE5.1 The Tri-borough programme will deliver £17 million savings forHammersmith and Fulham by 2015/16. Upfront investment is requiredif such savings are to be realised. Approval is now required for thisauthority to contribute £235,000 in 2012/13 toward the additional staffresources needed to take forward the programme. This will be metfrom the Efficiency Projects Reserve.6. EQUALITY IMPLICATIONS6.1 Under the Equality Act 2010, the Council must consider its obligationswith regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). It must carry outits functions (as defined by the Human Rights Act 1998) with dueregard to the duty and its effect on the protected characteristics inrelevant and proportionate way.6.2 In this case, none of the protected characteristics is relevant to, andnone will be impacted by, the creation of posts or attributing costs toeach borough, as these will have no effect on service users. H&F willcomply with its own policies and procedures when recruiting to theposts.Page 40