To agree the council's registered services nominated individual responsibility is transferred over to Hoople Limited.

This report seeks approval from Cabinet for the formal transfer of registered social care provider services to Hoople Care, as part of Hoople Ltd. The services involved in the transfer of registration at this stage are:

•       Home First re-ablement service

•       Hillside

•       Residential services for learning disabled people at Southbank Close and Ridgemoor Road.

It is likely that further services established or in-sourced in the future would be incorporated into Hoople Care’s registration and operations, once accepted. The staff currently employed by the council in delivering the services will transfer to Hoople Ltd under Transfer of Undertakings, Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations.

That:

a)    Cabinet approves the formal transfer of registered social care provider services to Hoople Care, as part of Hoople Limited and;

b)    the transfer of council staff employed in the registered services to the employment of Hoople Ltd under TUPE regulations is approved and;

c)    Authority is delegated to the Acting Corporate Director for Community Wellbeing to make all operational arrangements necessary for the implementation of the transfer, including the transfer of staff under TUPE regulations.

To not proceed with transfer of registration of care services to Hoople Ltd. This option is not recommended because it would potentially allow confusion and inconsistency in the management of registered services and possibly delay or disrupt the development of Hoople Care. The aspiration is to grow and develop Hoople Care to become a credible and tangible provider within local markets.