Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

15^th February, 2024

Title:

Domestic Abuse Duty Funding Proposals for the Financial Year 2024-25

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Sam Barstow, Assistant Director, Community Safety & Street Scene

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced new requirements for local authorities in relation to domestic abuse services. As a result, the Government provided “new burdens” funding. On 16^th August 2021, the Council Cabinet agreed allocation of the first year’s funding, with many of those commitments recurring. The officer decision is to approve the allocation of the remaining funding.

Decisions relating to the allocation of the remaining funding were delegated to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment (Delegated Officer).As per the Regeneration and Environment Sub Scheme of delegation, section 7- 7. Other functions 

The Assistant Director is authorised to discharge any function not otherwise reserved to the full Council, the Cabinet, a committee of the Cabinet, a member of the Cabinet, a joint committee discharging executive functions or another local authority, relevant to the Assistant Director’s portfolio

Decision:

The approval of Domestic Abuse Duty Funding Proposals for the Financial Year 2024-25 as detailed in the officer’s report.

Reasons for the Decision:

On 12 December 2022, DLUHC confirmed Domestic Abuse Duty funding for the 2024-2025 financial year of £644,001. This report sets out proposals for the allocation of this funding in 2024-2025 to support the implementation of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 statutory duty.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A - The DLUHC funding is accompanied by guidance on use of the funding which states it ought to be utilised within the parameters determined by the guidance.

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

N/A

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

The Report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment - Domestic Abuse Duty Funding Proposals for the Financial Year 2024-25