Decision details

Grant to Humankind to Establish a Drug and Alcohol Street Based Lifestyle Team from the Public Health England Rough Sleeping Grant

Reference: D52662

Decision Maker: Director of Public Health

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Leeds City Council have been awarded a grant from Public Health England after a successful bid to the Rough Sleeping Grant Programme. The grant is to establish a drug and alcohol street based lifestyle team to provide specialist support to people rough sleeping and recovering from rough sleeping.

Approval is being sought to award a grant to Humankind to set up and deliver the project as part of the Forward Leeds drug and alcohol service.

 

This is a key decision as expenditure is over £500,000 and is to be awarded as a grant. The grant is being provided by Public Health England from their Rough Sleeping Grant.

Decision:

The Director of Public Health :

  • Approved the allocation of £560,903 as a grant to Humankind to establish a Drug and Alcohol Street Based Lifestyle Team from 8 February 2021 to 31 March 2022

 

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Briefing Exec Member Health Wellbeing and Adults.

Consultees

Exec Member Health Wellbeing and Adults.

Contact: Barry Ibbetson, Head of Corporate Contact Centre 0113 378 7859 Email: barry.ibbetson@leeds.gov.uk, Ian Street, Commissioning and Contracts Officer Email: ian.street@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 20/01/2021

Date of decision: 28/01/2021

Effective from: 05/02/2021

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