Decision details

Date of Decision:

21^st November 2025

Title:

South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance (SYTCA)

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic 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 the Responsibilities for Functions document (App 9 of the Constitution) the Strategic 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 (d) Health Protection

Under Appendix 9 of the Constitution – Sub-Scheme of Delegation – Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health: Executive Functions, Specific Delegations:

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

Decision:

i)               For Rotherham to enter into a Partnership Agreement to join the South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance (SYTCA)

ii)              To transfer funds to support the delivery of associated work.

Reasons for the Decision:

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sheffield City Council, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, City of Doncaster Council and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have entered into a Partnership Agreement to form the South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance. This aims to collectively accelerate efforts towards eliminating smoking across South Yorkshire and contribute to achieving the national smokefree ambition set out by Central Government.

To support the delivery of the STYCA programme, £99,6464 will be directly transferred to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council as the lead authority managing the SYTCA programme.

On 16^th October 2023 Cabinet authorised the Director of Public Health to allocate Council spending on tobacco control to align with the Tobacco Control Work Plan. The Tobacco Control Work Plan sets out plans to work collaboratively across the South Yorkshire footprint.

On 17^th March 2025 Cabinet approved the delegation to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the lead member for Adult Care and Public Health, for the spend against the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant as part of the Confirmation of Supplementary Public Health Grants for 2025/26 paper.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

The option for the SYTCA to be hosted by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council was considered. This option was rejected as the departure of the Director of Public Health in Rotherham in March 2025 and subsequent recruitment process would have slowed progress towards developing the Partnership Agreement and planning of SYTCA activity.

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: Tobacco Control Review

Cabinet Report: Confirmation of Supplementary Public Health Grants for 2025/26 and approval of grant spend

South Yorkshire Tobacco Control Alliance Partnership Agreement (exempt from publication)