Issue - meetings

      Report of the Chief Executive

Councillor Ian Blair-Pilling, Cabinet Member for Public Health and Public Protection, Leisure, Libraries, Facilities Management and Operational Assets, presented a report to seek authority to endorse proposals for use against the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and recovery grant.

Councillor Blair-Pilling set out details of the Home Office grant that was part of a 10 year plan to cut substance misuse, with the core priorities listed in the report, which also set out details of new roles and approaches as part of the plans.

Councillor Gordon King, Vice-Chairman of Health Select Committee, confirmed the Committee had received the report and commended it to Cabinet.

At the conclusion of discussion, it was,

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

a)    Endorse the proposals outlined to use against the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and recovery grant;

b)    Delegate authority for the decision of future spend against the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Grant to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health.

Reasons for Decision

The Home Office have awarded Wiltshire Council the sum of £351,756.00 for the financial year 2022/23 and indicative amounts of £360,000.00 for 23/24 and £630,000.00 for 24/25. Due to the total value of this three -year scheme, Cabinet are asked to support the proposals outlined in the paper for use against the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and recovery grant (SSMTR grant).

Cabinet are also requested to delegate responsibility for future spend of the
additional monies awarded for years two and three of the grant as per the
proposals above.