Decision details

Application for Section 31 Substance Misuse Grants

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Health & Adult Services

Decision status:Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve the submission of Section 31 grants associated with supporting improvements in the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment between 2022/23 and 2024/25 as part of a consortium arrangement and to accept any funding offered as a result of the application and approve associated spend.

Decision:

North Yorkshire is eligible to receive additional ring fenced funding to support improvements in the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment between 2022/23 to 2024/25.

Approval has been given to submit partnership plans and to receive the associated Section 31 Grants over a three-year period.
Updates will be provided to the Executive Member on spend and implementation once allocations are known.

Reasons for the decision:

North Yorkshire County Council will receive a number of ring fenced additional allocations to support drug and alcohol treatment via a Section 31 Grant throughout a three year period, subject to submission of plans led by the Public Health Team, that are approved by the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). Receipt of additional allocations will be dependent on the Council maintaining existing (2020/21) investment in drug and alcohol treatment from the Public Health Grant.
This will maximise available investment to expand and improve the quality of support for people who experience drug and alcohol misuse across North Yorkshire.

The Public Health Team has led planning meetings throughout 2021 and 2022 with a range of partners including the adult specialist community drug and alcohol service, the young people’s drug and alcohol service, North Yorkshire Police, the Probation Service, the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and OHID.

Needs have been assessed, existing commissioning arrangements have been reviewed and priorities have been agreed. The Public Health Team is continuing to work with partners to develop plans in preparation for submissions once allocation packs are received.

Inpatient funding is led by Leeds City Council as part of a Consortium with Leeds, North Yorkshire, Calderdale and Barnsley Councils. The Consortium will be maintained throughout the 2022/23 – 2024/25 period. The North Yorkshire Public Health Team will continue to support Leeds City Council commissioning arrangements.

Alternative options considered:

N/A

Publication date: 11/04/2022

Date of decision: 08/04/2022

Effective from: 22/04/2022