Issue - items at meetings - Wellington Road Tender report

Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached).

1.      That Cabinet approves to the tendering of a support service at 18 Wellington Road to provide extra care and supported living accommodation for people with learning disabilities and those with physical disabilities.

83.1         The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing concerning commissioning of a support service at 18 Wellington Road, Brighton, to provide extra care and supported living accommodation for people with learning disabilities and other adult social care client groups(for copy see minute book).

83.2         The Chairman stated that it was important for the Council to work closely with the developer on providing the service to ensure that clients within the city

83.3         In response to concerns from Councillor Randall, the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing confirmed that the service would be managed as three separate, but interlinked, schemes; all 3 schemes would be for clients with learning difficulties, but with specifically different needs. She added that the Council had good models in place in respect of tendered services and that any service would be robustly monitored and tested.

83.4         RESOLVED - That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations:

(1)         That approval be given for the tendering of a support service at 18 Wellington Road to provide extra care and supported living accommodation for people with learning disabilities and those with physical disabilities.