Purpose

To award a Single Infrastructure Grant to
Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) under the Single Infrastructure
Agreement 2024-27 between the Council and VAR, in order to deliver
the additional activities required in the utilisation of the Drug
and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant (DATRIG) 2025/26, as
delegated by the Director of Public Health.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

20 May 2025

Title:

Officer Decision Record to allocate a Single
Infrastructure Grant to Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) under the
Single Infrastructure Agreement 2024-27 between the Council and
VAR, in order to deliver the additional activities required in the
utilisation of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant
(DATRIG) 2025/26. 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer – Strategic Director of
Adults, Housing & Public Health
 
 

Details of Specific Delegation
 

The specific delegation was approved by
Cabinet during its 17 March 2025 meeting;
 
Approve the delegation to Director of Public
Health, in consultation with the lead member for Adult Care and
Public Health, for spend against the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and
Recovery Improvement Grant (DATRIG) in line with grant
conditions.’
 

Printed minutes Monday 17-Mar-2025 10.00 Cabinet.pdf
 
Minute 130 refers.
 

Decision:

The officer decision confirms the decision to
allocate a Single Infrastructure Grant to Voluntary Action
Rotherham (VAR) under the Single Infrastructure Agreement 2024-27
between the Council and VAR, to the value of £175,000, in
order to deliver the additional activities required in the
utilisation of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant
(DATRIG) 2025/26. 
 

Reasons for the Decision:

The decision is being made in accordance with
the Council’s Constitution Appendix 1, Executive Procedure
Rules, Part 3, 7(4)(i) decisions which are a direct consequence of
implementing a previous key decision and were contemplated by the
decision maker when the original key decision was made;
 
The decision is made in order to deliver the
additional service capacity described in the Cabinet paper of March
2025.
 
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

None
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Officer Decision Record to allocate a Single
Infrastructure Grant to Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) under the
Single Infrastructure Agreement 2024-27 between the Council and
VAR, in order to deliver the additional activities required in the
utilisation of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant
(DATRIG) 2025/26. 
 
Approved by Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of
Adults, Housing and Public Health.

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Officer Decision Record to allocate a Single
Infrastructure Grant to Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) under the
Single Infrastructure Agreement 2024-27 between the Council and
VAR, in order to deliver the additional activities required in the
utilisation of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant
(DATRIG) 2025/26. 
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

Dated:          20
May 2025
 
Name:         
Ian Spicer                         
Job Title:     Strategic Director of Adults, Housing
and Public Health.