Purpose

i)              
For Rotherham to enter into a Partnership Agreement and join the
South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance (SYTCA)
ii)             
To transfer funds to support the delivery of associated work.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

21st November 2025
 

Title:

South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance
(SYTCA)

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

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

Details of Specific Delegation
 
and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
Under Appendix 9 of the Constitution –
Sub-Scheme of Delegation – Strategic Director of Adult Care,
Housing and Public Health: Executive Functions, Specific
Delegations:
 
15. Public Health (a) Ensure the council meets
its duties to improve public health (b) Ensure the delivery of
public health protections and health improvement responsibilities
(c) Ensure the council plans and responds to emergencies that
present a risk to public health (d) Ensure the council meets other
local government public health responsibilities

Decision:

i)              
For Rotherham to enter into a Partnership Agreement to join the
South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance (SYTCA)
ii)             
To transfer funds to support the delivery of associated work.

Reasons for the Decision:

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council,
Sheffield City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council,
City of Doncaster Council and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care
Board have entered into a Partnership Agreement to form the South
Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance. This aims to collectively
accelerate efforts towards eliminating smoking across South
Yorkshire and contribute to achieving the national smokefree
ambition set out by Central Government.
 
To support the delivery of the STYCA
programme, £99,6464 will be directly transferred to Barnsley
Metropolitan Borough Council as the lead authority managing the
SYTCA programme.
 
On 16th October 2023 Cabinet
authorised the Director of Public Health to allocate Council
spending on tobacco control to align with the Tobacco Control Work
Plan. The Tobacco Control Work Plan sets out plans to work
collaboratively across the South Yorkshire footprint.
 
On 17th March 2025 Cabinet approved
the delegation to the Director of Public Health, in consultation
with the lead member for Adult Care and Public Health, for the
spend against the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant as
part of the Confirmation of Supplementary Public Health Grants for
2025/26 paper.
 

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

The option for the SYTCA to be hosted by
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council was considered. This option
was rejected as the departure of the Director of Public Health in
Rotherham in March 2025 and subsequent recruitment process would
have slowed progress towards developing the Partnership Agreement
and planning of SYTCA activity.
 

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: Tobacco Control Review
 

Cabinet Report: Confirmation of Supplementary Public
Health Grants for 2025/26 and approval of grant
spend
 
South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance
Partnership Agreement (exempt from publication)

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Enter into a Partnership
Agreement to join the South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance
(SYTCA) and to transfer funds to support the delivery of associated
work.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

Dated:         
21 November 2025

 
Name:         
Ian Spicer               
Job Title:
    Strategic Director, ACH&PH