The report addresses the issues raised in the following motion and asks Cabinet to agree if the information contained in the report is sufficient, and whether a further report or details would be required in response: “This Council calls on Cabinet to commit to looking at each private contract and assess whether, or not, it could be fulfilled locally and begin a process of bringing private contracts back in-house as soon as possible so that the Council can maximise benefits for Thurrock rather than multi-national corporations.” Motion raised by Cllr Aker MEP at Council 27 June 2018.