South Wales Evening Post - 16 January 2007
Swansea Council has ruled out the possibility of any financial backlash from its decision to axe the second phase of its controversial eGovernment programme.
The council has decided against pushing ahead with the Service @ Swansea programme that would have created one-stop shops for council services because of spiralling costs.
There were fears that Capgemini, the company brought in to deliver phase one and two of the eGovernment programme, could be entitled to a penalty charge or that councillors or officers could be surcharged.
A spokesman for Swansea Council said there were no penalty clauses in the contract with Capgemini.
He added: "As the cabinet report clearly states, the council had an option on whether or not to collaborate with Capgemini on phase two of Service @ Swansea.
"As there was no legal liability on the council, there could be no issues regarding the liability of members or officers."
