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.