The Public Health and Health Integration Scrutiny Commission is scheduled to consider the draft General Fund Revenue Budget for 2026/27, alongside updates on health protection, prevention, and the cost of living. The commission will also review the Leicester City Drug & Alcohol Strategy and the Leicester Neighbourhood Approach.

Draft General Fund Revenue Budget 2026/27

The Director of Finance is scheduled to present the City Mayor's proposed Draft General Fund Revenue Budget for 2026/27. This report, available as draft-revenue-budget-2026-27.pdf, will outline the financial plans for the upcoming year.

Cost of Living, Food Poverty and Fuel Poverty

An update is scheduled on cost of living projects managed by the Health in All Policies (HIAP) team. This report, titled Scrutiny Report Cost of Living HIAP 6 004.pdf, will provide information on initiatives addressing these critical issues.

Leicester City Drug & Alcohol Strategy Phase 3: 2025 - 2027

The Director of Public Health is expected to provide an update on Phase 3 of the Leicester City Drug and Alcohol Strategy for 2025-2027. This update is detailed in the City drug and alcohol strategy phase 3 Jan 2026 FINAL.pdf and DA strategy update scrutiny 27012026 FINAL.pdf documents.

Prevention and Health Inequalities Steering Group Annual Review

The commission is scheduled to receive an annual review of the Prevention and Health Inequalities Steering Group. Reports on this topic include Prevention and Health Inequalities review January 2026 Scrutiny_v1.pdf and Leicester Prevention and Health Inequalities Group - Scrutiny Commision 27.01.26.pdf.

Leicester City Our Neighbourhood Approach

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is scheduled to present an update on the Leicester Neighbourhood Approach. This will be covered in the Nhoods and Planning HWB.pdf document. The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a key organisation in the NHS responsible for planning and delivering integrated health and care services in a specific geographic area.

Health Protection

The Director of Public Health is scheduled to provide a verbal update on health protection matters.

Work Programme

Members of the Commission will be invited to consider the work programme, detailed in the PHHI work programme 2025-26.pdf, and suggest any additional items they deem necessary.