London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF), the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), and Westminster City Council (WCC) have run joint provision across children's services, adult social care, and public health since June 2011.
But last month the Kensington and Chelsea Council and Westminster, both Conservative-led administrations, said they intend formally to serve notice to ditch Hammersmith & Fulham, a Labour-led council, from the arrangement, stating that they will continue to deliver services on a "bi-borough" basis.
A report on the situation put together by Westminster Council reveals the cost of Hammersmith and Fulham leaving the arrangement is set to be more than £1.5m.
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