Nottingham City Council and Leicestershire County Council have a shared service partnership agreement in place for human resources, payroll, recruitment and finance transactional services. The East Midlands Shared Services (EMSS) Joint Committee oversees the strategic direction of the partnership and ensures the effective delivery of the shared service functions, including financial performance.

The Committee is made up of four Executive councillors, with two from each Council. It meets four times each year and its meetings are open to the public.