Existing capital funds totalling £424,000 approved to purchase a building for phase 2 of Children Home development 2025/26 are repurposed in line with assessed need to purchase a building delivering overnight short breaks for children and young people 0- 18 with a disability

Do nothing. This is not recommended. There continues to be a challenge in securing sufficient provision of both overnight short breaks and home based support for disabled children & young people in Herefordshire. Current options for spot purchasing are failing to secure local, quality and affordable provision for some families. Options to secure commissioned provision have been identified within market engagement and present a viable opportunity to support more families and the council to meet its statutory duties. 2. The council to purchase a property and deliver a registered overnight service as an in house provision from said property. At this stage, this option is not recommended as the council does not have the structures or officer capacity in place to operate registered children’s homes. 3. To tender for an accommodation with care provision. This is not recommended as market engagement suggests providers do not have an appetite for this level of risk. Having a council owned property ensures at the end of any contract we can maintain provision either indirectly or via a further procurement.