Recommendations approved
Reason for recommendations
There are circumstances which are exceptional, and which are not of the Council’s making, which have prompted the recommendations, Further details about this are in paragraphs 8 to 12 of the report.
Other options considered and rejected
Allowing the existing contract to expire and not seek to extend was considered. The Handyperson service is not a statutory service, and it would have been possible to discontinue it. However, this would have created a significant gap in service provision which would have disadvantaged vulnerable residents and potentially led to adverse reputational damage for the Council.