Proposal to cease the funding for Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services when the current contracts end in summer 2025
February 25, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...the Cabinet approved recommendations to continue funding carers' drug and alcohol recovery services and combine and continue funding the Seaview Project's support services for the street community into a single contract for an additional year to June 2026, subject to confirmation of sufficient Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant (DATRIG) allocation by 31 March 2025, and to cease funding for all drug and alcohol recovery services after June 30, 2025, if sufficient DATRIG allocation is not confirmed.
Full council record
Purpose
Adult
Social Care is proposing to cease funding drug and alcohol recovery
services when the current contracts for recovery services for
carers, the street community and support networks end in the summer
of 2025. The proposal is one of a number that the department has
been consulting on to help close the Council’s funding gap.
The results of the consultation for recovery services will be
shared and Cabinet will make a decision
on whether the proposal goes ahead or not.
Related Meeting
Cabinet - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.00 am on February 25, 2025
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |