Issue details

Care Trust Properties Leases (Mayoral Decision)

A number of 10-year leases were granted to the Torbay Care Trust in 2005, which were then assigned to the Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust in 2012 for the purposes of delivering adult social care services.

The leases referred to in were excluded from the security provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and therefore the Trust have no security of tenure. As such new leases need to be agreed prior to the expiry of the current arrangements or the Trust will need to vacate at the end of the contractual term.

The leases come to an end on 30 November 2015 and for a number of properties the Trust have asked that they be granted short term leases so in line with commissioning intentions  the future of their service delivery for each location can be reviewed.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: High level of public interest;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/06/2015

Decision due: 23 Jul 2015 by Elected Mayor

Lead member: Executive Lead for Adults

Lead director: Director of Adult Services and Housing

Contact: Liam Montgomery, Planning and Housing Manager Email: liam.montgomery@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Meetings and circulation of papers.

Consultees

Director of Adult Social Care, Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust, Strategic Land Task Group.

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: That leases for a number of properties be extended/handed back to allow the transformation of adult social services in line with the Council’s commissioning strategy and intentions. Hollacombe CRC/St Edmunds Centre/Bay Tree House/Torquay CRC/Hollacombe Community Resource Centre/St Kilda's Residential Care Home

Key Risks: Adult social care services require a decision in a timely manner in order to provide continuity of services for adults.

If you want to make representations contact:: Caroline Taylor, Director for Adults Social Care, c/o Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR , telephone (01803) 207116, email caroline.taylor@torbay.gov.uk

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