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RESOLVED:
 

That Cabinet agrees
that all services operating from the Arundel House site are closed
and people are supported to move to new homes and alternative
support providers.

That Cabinet agrees
that, subject to recommendation 1 being agreed, the alternative use of the
site should focus on essential worker housing with the scope to
incorporate some supported independent living units into the
overall development to support wider delivery of the Accommodation
with Care and Support programme. This would be subject to full
feasibility studies.

That Cabinet agrees
that should the site be considered unsuitable for the purposes
defined in the second recommendation above, the options appraisal
process (as set out in the Council’s Asset and Place Strategy
2019) will be used to determine future use of the site.

 
Reasons for
Decisions:
 
The
Council’s ambition, set out in SCC’s Accommodation with
Care and Support Strategy is to increase independence, modernise
care and improve outcomes for residents by transforming the range
and quality of accommodation with support on offer to Surrey
residents. Arundel House is the last in-house institutional service
run by the Council for adults with learning disabilities. The
building is no longer able to fully respond to the needs and
expectations of people with learning disabilities or their
families. Adult Social Care wants to support people to have more
choice and independence. This includes supporting people to live in
supported living arrangements rather than in residential care. SCC
commissioners are supporting this approach by not choosing to place
people at Arundel House, which is large and
institutional.
 

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the
Adults and Health Select Committee)