Croydon Borough Council has signed a five year, £6m service management deal to maximise its use of its pension and payroll IT systems.

The agreement, which is due to begin in September, will see self-service payroll and pensions systems rolled out for Croydon's 12,000 staff.

Services will be delivered in the new system include clerical and administrative support in addition to administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Nathan Elvery, director of finance at Croydon Borough Council says the new contract with Liberata and MidlandHR demonstrates its commitment to streamlining its back-office systems.

'The Council is confident that the implementation will go to plan and deliver the savings and improved efficiencies we sought from this procurement,' he said.

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