Purpose

Announced in October 2023 based on the
recommendations from the Khan Review, ‘Stopping the Start:
our new place to create a smokefree generation’ was published
outlining the Government’s efforts to achieve a national
smoking prevalence of 5%. To support these efforts, further funding
for stop smoking services was announced as part of this paper to
achieve this Smokefree 2030 target.
£70 million has been identified for these services over the
next 5 years, starting in 2024-25. Funding per Local Authority area
has been calculated based on local smoking prevalence. North
Yorkshire’s funding for 2024-25 was identified as
£632k. A key decision was made in March 2024 to enable the
Local Authority to accept this grant funding for 2024/25 (Decision
- Stopping the Start: our new plan to create a Smokefree Generation
| North Yorkshire Council)
This new Key Decision seeks approval to accept the recurring
funding (defined as a grant which has been applied for previously
with no substantial change to delivery of the grant) of £643k
for 2025/26, in line with the Constitution.
This Decision will be taken in consultation with the Executive
Member for Health and Adult Services and the Executive Member for
Finance and Resources.

Decision

Approval has been given to accept recurring
funding in the amount of £642,891 (defined as a grant which
has been applied for previously with no substantial change to
delivery of the grant for 2025/26). This funding has been
identified to invest in local stop smoking services over a 5-year
period starting 2024-25.

We are about to enter the second of five planned years of
additional investment of £70million across England. Funding
per Local Authority area has been calculated based on local smoking
prevalence – with £642k being identified for North
Yorkshire Council for 2025/26.

This decision has been taken in consultation with the Executive
Member for Health and Adult Services and the Executive Member for
Finance.