Agenda and minutes

1.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2015.

Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2.1       Councillor Bentley declared a personal and non-prejudicial interest in item 4 as Sandbanks is a property close to his home. 

Councillor John Ungar spoke on item 4.

3.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health seeking agreement to relocate the Learning Disability service that is currently provided from Sandbanks in Hailsham to an alternative Council building, namely Grangemead in Hailsham.

Decision

3.2       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care RESOLVED to:

1)    use Grangemead as a Learning Disability services, replacing Sandbanks in Hailsham, and;

2)    undertake a feasibility study with Commissioners to determine the future use of The Martins.

Reason

3.3       The Grangemead is identified as the preferred location to provide respite facilities and emergency beds in Hailsham as an alternative to Sandbanks.