Decision details

Date of Decision:

16 June 2026

Title:

The allocation of funds from the Public Health Drug and Alcohol Grant to With You to continue service activity from April 2026 to 22 January 2027.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and

Public Health

Details of Specific Delegation

and

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Under Section 4C3 of Appendix 9 of the Constitution (page 36), the Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised to discharge executive functions through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including: -

3. Public Health

(a) Commissioning and Quality;

(b) Health Improvement;

(c) Health Intelligence; and

(d) Health Protection

Under Appendix 9 of the Constitution – Sub-Scheme of Delegation (page 25) the Director of Public Health is authorised to:

15. Public Health

(a) Ensure the council meets its duties to improve public health;

(b) Ensure the delivery of public health protections and health improvement responsibilities;

c) Ensure the council plans and responds to emergencies that present a risk to public health; and

(d) Ensure the council meets other local government public health responsibilities.

Decision:

To continue to fund service delivery agreed in previous years for the remainder of the With You contract term.

Reasons for the Decision:

With You were awarded the all–age drug and alcohol

treatment and recovery service pathway contract from 1 April

2023 following a competitive tender process, operating under

the service name Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service

(ROADS).

The Local Authority is responsible for the commissioning of

alcohol and drug services for the Rotherham Borough as

described in the 2012 Health and Social Care Act[1]. The service contributes to a wide range of Public Health outcomes, including increasing the number of drug and alcohol treatment episode completions, reducing drug-related deaths, reducing reoffending, and reducing homelessness.

The Cabinet Report: Public Health Grant for 2026/27-16 March 2026 outlined the availability of several grants

being made available to Rotherham by the Office for Health

Improvement and Disparities (OHID), part of the Department

of Health and Social Care. These included a Drug and

Alcohol Public Health Grant to support the drug and alcohol

treatment and recovery agenda, and recommendations on

how they could be utilised.

This funding supports the expansion of the Alcohol and

Drugs service pathway to provide improved access,

additional service capacity, a range of harm reduction

initiatives and additional prescribing.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Cabinet Report 16 March 2026

Officer Decision Report - The allocation of funds from the

Public Health Drug and Alcohol Grant to With You to continue

service activity from April 2026 to 22 January 2027.