Purpose

North Yorkshire has now received confirmation
that continued additional funding will be made available in
2025-26, via separate direct award section 31 grants (Drug and
Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant [DATRIG] and Individual
Placement and Support Grant [IPS]).
Decision required:
The Corporate Director – Health and Adult Services is asked
to inform the Chief Finance Officer of their approval for:
• Receipt of the direct award Section 31 grants by the council
to support improvements in the quality and capacity of drug and
alcohol treatment and recovery from 2025-26.
• Receipt of the direct award Section 31 grant for inpatient
detoxification by Leeds City Council, as lead council for the
Inpatient Detoxification Consortium

Decision

The Corporate Director – Health and
Adult Services has informed the Chief Finance Officer that the
council will receive direct award grants to support improvements in
the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery
from 2025-26. Leeds City Council will also receive a direct award
grant, inclusive of an allocation for North Yorkshire (for as long
as the council is a member of the consortium), as lead for the
Inpatient Detoxification Consortium, to fund additional medically
managed inpatient placements.