Issue details

Announced in October 2023 based on the recommendations from the Khan Review, ‘Stopping the Start: our new place to create a smokefree generation’ was published outlining the Government’s efforts to achieve a national smoking prevalence of 5%. To support these efforts, further funding for stop smoking services was announced as part of this paper to achieve this Smokefree 2030 target.
£70 million has been identified for these services over the next 5 years, starting in 2024-25. Funding per Local Authority area has been calculated based on local smoking prevalence. North Yorkshire’s funding for 2024-25 was identified as £632k. A key decision was made in March 2024 to enable the Local Authority to accept this grant funding for 2024/25 (Decision - Stopping the Start: our new plan to create a Smokefree Generation | North Yorkshire Council)
This new Key Decision seeks approval to accept the recurring funding (defined as a grant which has been applied for previously with no substantial change to delivery of the grant) of £643k for 2025/26, in line with the Constitution.
This Decision will be taken in consultation with the Executive Member for Health and Adult Services and the Executive Member for Finance and Resources.