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Resolved:-
 
(1)         
that Cabinet approve the proposal for distribution of the Drug and
Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Improvement Grant for a total
indicative* amount of £1,182,342 as required by Office for
Health Improvement & Disparities grant conditions.
*Indicative amount subject to Department of
Health and Social Care and Treasury approvals - as such final
allocation could vary.
 
(2)         
that Cabinet approve the variation to the current Adult Alcohol and
Drug Service Contract to fund additional enhanced provision
totalling a maximum of £668,981 for the period 2025/26, and
that delegated authority is given to the Director of Public Health
to approve such variation, in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing;
 
(3)         
that delegate authority is given to the Director of Public Health
to determine the distribution of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and
Recovery Improvement Grant over the grant period covering the
financial year 2025/26 as detailed in the body of the report;
 
(4)         
that further to (3) above, delegate authority to the Director of
Public Health to award and enter into any contract(s), on terms to
be agreed by the Director of Public Health, for the provision of
services funded by the Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery
Improvement Grant funds;
 
(5)         
that delegate authority is given to the Assistant Director –
Legal and Assurance enter into and
execute, under seal as may be required, any contacts or ancillary
documentation necessary to give effect to the proposals in these
recommendations for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Treatment and
Recovery Improvement Grant funded provisions.