This report provides the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee with an overview of the Government’s national grant funding programme for Drug Treatment and Recovery, and outlines proposals to utilise the funding to ensure the following three main objectives are achieved:

1. Reduction in drug-related deaths

2. Reduction in drug-related offending

3. Reduction in prevalence of drug use

Resolved – That

1)  the acceptance of the £1.4m national Drug Treatment and Recovery Grant funding be agreed.

2)  the proposals for spending the £1.4m Drug Treatment and Recovery Grant funding as set out in Appendix 2 be agreed.

This funding will strengthen the Council’s and local partners capacity to deliver a place-based person-centred approach to reduce drug related deaths, drug related hospital admissions, and drug related offending.

Other options were considered in relation to developing the Wirral Delivery Plan based upon the Menu of Interventions provided by Public Health England (PHE). The Wirral Programme Delivery Plan was agreed upon following review of local intelligence and consultation with a wide range of partners.