Decision details
Additional Spend Within the Commissioned Substance Misuse Treatment Contract
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
National funding to support the delivery of
the National Drugs Strategy From Harm to Hope has been allocated to
all local authorities in England to increase the capacity and
quality of substance misuse services. It is anticipated that the
Council will receive up to an additional £973,234 over the
next 3 years from the Office of Health Improvement &
Disparities (OHID) plus an additional £212,399 from the Rough
Sleepers Initiative (RSI). This report seeks approval for the
additional spend under the existing Substance Misuse Treatment
contract and for delegated authority to the Director of Public
Health to approve additional spend on an annual basis.
Decision:
That Cabinet notes the current contract value of the Substance Misuse Treatment Service as £7,381,915 (5-year value) and approves an additional £275,155 plus Rough Sleepers Initiative (RSI) £100,684 for 2022/23.
That Cabinet approves additional spend under the Substance Misuse treatment contract in line with Government funding for years 2023-2025 of up to £1million.
That Cabinet delegates authority to approve this additional spend to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, and Director of Adult Social Care on an annual basis for 2023/24 and 2024/25, considering anticipated funding received from Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) and Rough Sleepers Initiative as outlined in this report.
Report author: Sue Cochrane
Publication date: 17/10/2022
Date of decision: 13/10/2022
Decided at meeting: 13/10/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/10/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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