Decision details
Services for the Drug & Alcohol Treatment, Recovery & Improvement Grant
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decisions:
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet agree:
1) To note that the Government funding of the second year of the new Local Stop Smoking Grant and the fifth funded year of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant that replaces the SSMTRG, RSDATG and IPD Grants;
2) For delivery, to continue to vary the contract between the Council and the Central and North West London NHS Trust for the enhanced delivery of the adult substance misuse and treatment service and the smoking cessation service to:
a) To incorporate the new Local Stop Smoking Service Grant of £250k for 2025/26, noting that funding for this is dependent on Government grant with no substitution of funding from the Public Health Grant or the Council’s General Fund when funding ceases to be available;
b) To continue the SSMTRG, RSDATG and IPD that is now one combined Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant at a cost of £1,664,772 for 2025/26.
Reasons for decision
The Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care introduced the report and recommendations, which Cabinet agreed, to vary the current public health grant-funded contract that delivers smoking cessation and substance misuse services and support to rough sleepers, following receipt of Government grant funding.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Alternative options were set out in the report, with Cabinet noting that if such grant monies are not spent, this would impact upon health prevention, early intervention and tackling inequalities.
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Relevant Select Committee |
Health & Social Care |
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Tuesday 22 April 2025. If not called-in, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented. |
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Officer(s) to action |
Kelly O’Neill / Sally Offin |
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Directorate |
Adult Social Care & Health / Finance |
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Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
Publication date: 11/04/2025
Date of decision: 10/04/2025
Decided at meeting: 10/04/2025 - CABINET
Effective from: 23/04/2025