Reference: D52662
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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.
The Director of Public Health :
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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