Decision details
Decision to enable Continuity of Service for a Domiciliary Care Provider due to cease trading
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Health and Adult Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To approve the taking of all necessary action
to employ the relevant staff of the domiciliary care provider to
provide domiciliary care within Selby.
Decisions to appoint staff and determine their terms and conditions
were non-executive decisions.
Please note that this decision was treated under special urgency
and call in exemption procedures and is therefore NOT open to
call-in.
Reasons for the decision:
To enable the continuity of domiciliary care
service provision for, and protection of, North Yorkshire
residents.
In order to provide the most efficient way in protecting the
continuation of service in light of the recent announcement of the
decision to cease trading of a domiciliary care provider that the
Council has a contract with. It is recommended that the Council
work with the Directors of the company and the liquidator to offer
the relevant staff employment to continue to provide domiciliary
care. Any long term options with regard to the service can then be
considered with the relevant information and time to ensure all
options have been appropriately considered.
Alternative options considered:
Without the Council’s intervention the
company will cease trading and staff will not be able to provide a
continued service. This will mean that the current provision of
care to the company’s customers will be at risk and there
will be no suitable provision. The Council has explored the option
of an alternative provider to take over the existing contract, but
this has not been possible in the timescales involved. Therefore
the only viable option is for the Council to employ the relevant
staff directly to provide the service.
Publication date: 15/06/2021
Date of decision: 15/06/2021