Southwark to quit major IT shared services partnership

17 March 2026 by Kerry Lorimer

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Southwark Council is to quit a major multi-borough technology partnership, saying it wants to take “fresh responsibility” for its services.

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The borough has given formal notice of its intention to withdraw from Shared Technology Services, a project launched almost a decade ago to bring

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