Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment - Find a freedom of information request

This FOI request relates to TUPE transfers that have taken place amongst the adult social care employers that your council commissions.

1. How many separate relevant transfers (pursuant to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) from adult social care providers commissioned by your council took place in the years:

a)            2018/19;

b)            2017/18; and

c)            2016/17.

2. For each of these years please indicate how many of those relevant transfers related specifically to homecare providers?

3. Finally please list the reasons for each of these relevant transfers?  For example, whether the adult social care contract was terminated prior to the expiration of its term or whether the business/business unit was sold to or taken over by another care company.

1. a) 5

    b) 4

    c) 0

2. a) 4

    b) 1

    c) 0

3.

New provider of contract following tender exercise – 3

Breakdown of original partnership delivery model, staffs transfer to lead provider – 2

Contract handed back and new provider engaged – 4