Issue details

Drug Strategy Grant Funding Update

• This report is a key decision because it affects all wards and relates to financial decisions in excess of £500,000.
• As part of the government’s national drugs strategy (2021), Wirral Council has received grant funding from central government to tackle drug-related harms each year. This report updates the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee on the progress made in the delivery of these grant allocations. It also sets out the continued funding due to be received in 2025/26. This includes:

- Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery (SSMTR) grant
- Inpatient Detoxification grant
- Individual Placement Support grant

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure impact > £500,000;

Decision status: For Determination

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
this report contains exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the
Local Government Act 1972. It is in the public interest to exclude the press and public
during consideration of these items under Paragraph 3 ‘Information relating to the financial
or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding the information).

Decision due: Between 1 Mar 2025 and 30 Jun 2025 by Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee

Lead director: Director of Public Health

Contact: Hayley Clifton Email: hayleyclifton@wirral.gov.uk, Gary Rickwood, Tessa Woodhouse Email: tessawoodhouse@wirral.gov.uk.

Documents

  • • Drug Strategy Grant Funding Update