This Protocol details the roles and responsibilities of Newcastle City Council in the event of provider failure and the principles that have been put in place with providers to ensure, in the event of provider business failure, services are transitioned as smoothly, and with as little disruption to the adult receiving services, as possible.
This is the first draft of this document and we will use comments received during the consultation period to inform the future development of this Protocol. The draft document is available here: DRAFT_Newcastle_Contingency_Planning_Protocol.pdf
You can make your comments publicly here on the Let's talk topic wall, or directly to: adult.commissioning@newcastle.gov.uk. The deadline for comments is 24 June 2016.
Following the consultation, the Contingency Planning Protocol will be posted on the Newcastle City Council website: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/business/tenders-contracts-and-procurement/
