Purpose

The allocation (£385,845) of the Local
Stop Smoking Services Support Grant to Connect Healthcare Rotherham
CIC will support the delivery of the Tobacco Control Work Plan as
delegated by the Director of Public Health.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

17 June
2025

 

Title:

Officer Decision Record to award a
contract (Work Order) to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC to
deliver the additional activities required in the utilisation of
the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant
2025/26.

 

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer,
Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public
Health
 

Details
of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of
Delegation.

 

Under
Section 4C3 of the Responsibilities for Functions document (App 9
of the Constitution) the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing
and Public Health is authorised to discharge executive functions
through the commissioning and provision of social services for
adults and public health services for the whole population and
delivery of housing for the Borough, including: -
 
3.
Public Health (a) Commissioning and Quality (b) Health Improvement
(c) Health Intelligence (d) Health Protection

Decision:

To agree to the award of a contract (Non-Core Work
Order) to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC to receive funding for
additional activity required in the utilisation of the Local Stop
Smoking Services and Support Grant 2025/26
 

Reasons for the Decision:

Rotherham has been
received the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024/25
of £398,587 for 2025/26. £344,845 of this has been
allocated to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC (Connect) to continue
the delivery of additional service provision relating to the Local
Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2025/26 aims.
 
On 17 March 2025
Cabinet approved the Grant spending as part of the Confirmation of
Supplementary Public Health Grants for 2025/26 paper.
 
The
funding will stimulate additional quit attempts, link smokers to
effective interventions, boost community stop-smoking service
(CSSS) capacity, build professional competence, and strengthen
partnerships within local healthcare systems.
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

N/A

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

Cabinet Report: Confirmation of Supplementary Public
Health Grants for 2025/26 and approval of grant
spend
 
Local Stop Smoking
Services and Support Grant Officer Decision Report (Long
Report)

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision
to: agree to the award of a contract (Non-Core Work Order) to
Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC to receive funding for additional
activity required in the utilisation of the Local Stop Smoking
Services and Support Grant 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:         
17 June 2025
 
Name:
        
Ian Spicer                         
Job
Title:    Strategic
Director
 
 
If you require any assistance in the
completion of the decision record please
contact the Governance Team governance@rotherham.gov.uk