Officer Decisions

Date of Decision:

23/06/2025.

Title:

Acquisition of Land at Warden Street Canklow

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director Property & Facilities Services

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Decision taken under the powers granted to the property officer under section 29 of the Council’s Financial Procurement Procedure Rules.

Paragraph 29.10.2 states £100,000 the Property Officer may approve a purchase of land or buildings in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member.

Decision:

That the Assistant Director for Property & Facilities Services approves the acquisition of the long leasehold interests in Warden Street from the current lessee (tenant) following consultation with the Cabinet Member.

Reasons for the Decision:

The leaseholder has contacted the Council to purchase its leasehold title from them. The acquisition of the leasehold title of this land will ensure that the design and layout of the proposed scheme will not be affected by any gaps in title.

The Council has agreed to pay the amount that will renumerate the leaseholder in respect of its original purchase (that was originally entered into to assist in the regeneration of this area) and its professional fees.

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:

No known or identified conflicts

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

Not applicable

Reports or parts of reports considered

N/A

Date of Decision:

04/07/2025

Title:

Award of contract for provision of catering disposables

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director, Finance and Customer Services.

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Council Constitution, Appendix 5 - Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules (FPPR’s) Clause 46.5:

Strategic Directors may permit, with limitations, other officers to authorise orders and Contracts in their own name on behalf of the Council. Any orders or Contracts made shall remain the responsibility of the Strategic Director. Strategic Directors must maintain an up-to-date scheme of delegation, which is refreshed on an annual basis at the commencement of the financial year.

Delegated to the Assistant Director Property and Facilities Services.

Decision:

Award of contract to Nobisco Limited for a period of 48 months, to supply Catering Disposables for the Council wide catering services.

Estimated contract value £287,814.

Reasons for the Decision:

Catering disposals required to ensure the provision of catering services to schools and members of the public across the Borough. Following a procurement activity and tender evaluation process this provider was identified as the best value.

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:

No conflicts of interest declared.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

No dispensations granted

Reports or parts of reports considered

Tender Evaluation report (exempt):

Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

Paragraph 9 – Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.

Date of Decision:

03/07/2025

Title:

Acquisition of property interests at No.40 Laughton Road, Dinnington.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director, Property & Facilities Management.

Details of Specific Delegation

Cabinet Meeting 07/08/2023 – Minute 39 refers.  Recommendation 4 – Approved that the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to negotiate and agree the acquisition by agreement of the property interests at exempt Appendix 1, in consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy.

Decision:

To purchase the freehold interest of 40 Laughton Road, Dinnington through the delegation afforded in the Cabinet Report of 07/08/2023.

Reasons for the Decision:

To enable the purchase of all property required to facilitate the implementation of the Council’s Dinnington Regeneration project which will see improvements to the high street including a new market provision, 6 new retail units, refurbished units and public realm fronting Laughton Road

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Option 1: Do nothing.

A ‘do nothing’ option would result in the continued fragmented ownership of the site and prevent the demolition of the block from being undertaken, thus preventing the development of the proposed comprehensive scheme that was approved by Cabinet in August 2023 and has secured the central government ‘Levelling-Up’ investment from the previous Government’s Department of Levelling Up and Communities (DLUHC). This option was discounted.

Option 2: Compulsory Purchase Order

It is always the council's intention to acquire by negotiation. However, in the event of no agreement of terms, the Council is currently pursuing Compulsory Purchase powers to acquire outstanding interests. Whilst this was considered, negotiations were positive, resulting in non-application of this route.

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

None declared

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

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

N/A

Date of Decision:

11 June 2025

Title:

Appoint a contractor under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for an estimated 20 homes in Thornhill

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer

Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Details of Specific Delegation

or

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: -

2. Housing (e) Housing Strategy and Investment

Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions.pdf

Appoint a contractor under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the development of Tenter Street, Thornhill, which form part of the Housing Delivery Programme - Developments at Greasbrough and Thornhill approved at Cabinet 18 March 2024. Housing Delivery Programme – Development at Greasbrough and Thornhill

Also included as part of the Housing Delivery Programme, most recently approved in Cabinet 10 February 2025.

Housing Delivery Programme 25/26 for Cabinet

A sites specific report for both sites was also presented to Cabinet: Greasbrough and Thornhill 18 March 2024.

1.    1. Approves development of the Grayson Road and Tenter Street sites to build an estimated 31 new Council homes.

2.    2. Delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member

Decision:

Award the contract to R H Fullwood & Co Ltd under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) for the development of Council-owned land at Tenter Street, Thornhill, as part of the Housing Delivery Programme.

Reasons for the Decision:

This scheme forms part of a broader package of sites being brought to market.

An outcome of this process is to recommend award of a Pre-Construction Services Agreement through the Efficiency North (EN: Procure) New Build framework. Utilising Efficiency North’s Framework Capability Criteria, R H Fullwoods are the highest ranked contractor with capacity to undertake the proposed works in the geographical area.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Option considered and rejected:

Do not develop the sites for new council homes

his option would entail leaving the sites vacant or disposing of them through asset sales. This would mean housing may or may not come forward or would come forward more slowly.

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

Housing Delivery Programme 2025/26– approved at Cabinet 10 February 2025. 

A sites specific report for both sites was also presented to Cabinet: Greasbrough and Thornhill 18 March 2024.

Date of Decision:

12/06/2025

Title:

Purchase of nine new homes at Albert Club, West Melton under the Small Sites Homebuilder Initiative

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer

Strategic Director Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Enaction of resolution 2 of from the Housing Delivery Programme Report – 2025/26, approved by Cabinet in February 2025:

2. That Cabinet approves the purchase of homes from any of the schemes identified in Exempt Appendix 2.

Cabinet Meeting Minutes Monday 10-Feb-2025 – Minute 120 refers.

and further to approval of the Full Business Case – Albert Club, West Melton (SME Initiative) approved 6^th February 2025 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.’

Decision:

Approval to enter into contract with Keystone Yorkshire Ltd to purchase nine new homes at Albert Club, West Melton.  Identified as Appendix 2 - 10^th February 2025 Cabinet report.

The Council will purchase:

• Six no. two-bedroom houses
• Three no. three-bedroom houses

The homes are scheduled to be handed over March 2026 and will be brought into the Council’s existing housing stock and made available to applicants from the Housing Register.

Reasons for the Decision:

The decision has been taken in-line with the Cabinet approval, to ensure that the Council can continue to deliver new council homes to meet residents’ needs.

The financial detail of the acquisitions is set out within the capital business case. It is not included within the decision record on the basis that it is commercially sensitive. This is in-line with the over-arching Cabinet report exemption.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Previous Housing Delivery Programme reports have considered the alternative option not to pursue new acquisition opportunities and this was not recommended because the Council needs to ensure a continuous pipeline to deliver the Council homes needed.

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

None declared

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None declared

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 declared

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health – Housing Delivery Programme 2025/26.

Full Business Case (FBC) – Albert Club, West Melton (SME Initiative), authorised by James Clark, Assistant Director of Housing

Date of Decision:

01/07/2025.

Title:

Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger, Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance and Customer Services

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

The Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services has delegated functions, as set out within the Council’s Constitution, Responsibility for Functions (Appendix 9), section 4C5:

3. Setting, supporting and monitoring the Council’s policies and procedures for managing:-

(a) Budgets

(b) Information and communications technology and digital services

(c) Information governance

(d) Procurement and purchasing

(e) Legal Services

Page 38 refers.

Decision:

The Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services  grants approval to the updated Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy.

Reasons for the Decision:

To ensure that the Business Rates Discretionary Rates Relief Policy is updated in line with legislation, government guidance and the introduction of the UK Subsidy Control Act 2022.    

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Consideration was given to not updating the policy, this was rejected as not updating the policy would result in decisions being made that would not be in line with legislation and/or government guidance.  

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

Briefing Note - Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy

Date of Decision:

23^rd June 2025

Title:

Consultation on the review of the Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeper Strategy 2023-2026 to facilitate the formulation of a new strategy.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

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

Section 4c3: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF ADULT CARE, HOUSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

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: -

2. Housing (d) Housing Options

This is further supplemented by that the current strategy was approved by Cabinet in March 2023 and published in April 2023. (3-year strategy). The Strategy is set to expire, necessitating a review and refresh. Under Section 1(1) of the 2002 Act, the Council is obligated to: (a) Conduct a homelessness review for their district. (b) Formulate and publish a homelessness strategy based on the review's findings.

Decision:

Approve the proposed one round of consultation to commence immediately, which will run for the duration of 8 weeks, which will help to facilitate the formulation of a new draft Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeper Strategy which is on the Forward Plan for May 2026.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Homelessness Code of Guidance, states that Housing authorities must consult public or local authorities, voluntary organisations, or other persons as they consider appropriate before adopting or modifying a homelessness strategy. It also states that Housing authorities may also wish to consult with service users and specialist agencies that provide support to homeless people in the district.

Best practice includes engaging with people with lived experience of homelessness. This was demonstrated in the development of the current Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeper Strategy 2023-2026.

Although significant progress has been achieved during the current strategy period, housing services have encountered new challenges related to the six priorities. These challenges include the continued cost-of-living crisis impacting households, a shortage of affordable housing, and changes in the private rental market.

During the current term of the Rotherham’s Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeper Strategy there has been a change in central government. The new government is planning to publish the updated Homelessness Strategy in mid-2025. This Strategy will likely address current challenges and outline new priorities and initiatives to tackle homelessness more effectively.

Despite the key issues noted above, Housing Services does not anticipate that the refreshed strategy will propose extensive changes to the existing strategy, given that the current strategy was approved in March 2023.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Refresh the current strategy without consultation.

Preferred option for the following reasons:

Consultation Approach:

It is proposed to proceed with a streamlined, single-round consultation approach, considering the extensive engagement and consultation previously conducted in 2022/23 for the current Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeper Strategy 2023-2026.

Consultation Themes:

The consultation will focus on presenting the key aims and six priorities of the current Strategy (2023-26). The Council will seek feedback from stakeholders and residents on the following areas:

• Whether the priorities remain relevant to Rotherham.
• How the Council can support the achievement of these aims and priorities.
• Any additional key homelessness issues that should be included in the next Strategy (2026-2031), which is proposed as a five-year plan to allow for a longer implementation period.

There is no legal requirement for an extensive consultation period. The Local Government Association suggests, as best practice, a consultation of 6-12 weeks.The proposed approach allows for a consultation period within this range.

Consultation Methods: The formulation Online public survey which will run for 8-weeks in the summer of 2025, internal/external meetings, forums, targeted focus groups, including people with lived experience, to run alongside this period

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

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Homelessness and Prevention & Rough Sleeper Strategy 2023-2026 

Date of Decision:

27th June 2025

Title:

Rotherham Regionally Important Geological Sites Series Update 2025

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss, Assistant Director – Planning Regeneration and Transport

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Designate, de-designate and amend the boundaries of Local Wildlife Sites and Local Sites for geodiversity interest (including Regionally Important Geological Sites) following recommendations from the relevant Local Sites panels.

Sub-Scheme of Delegation (Page 19)

Decision:

1.   Two new sites: R155 Lindrick Common Quarry and R108 Seed Hill Wood are be added to the Rotherham RIGS series, using the boundaries shown in Appendix 1.

2.   That approval is given to proceed with the integration of these Rotherham RIGS in the determination of relevant planning applications.

Reasons for the Decision:

The sites’ approval and integration into planning policy would contribute towards the robustness of the Local Plan.

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

Simon Moss

Rotherham Regionally Important Geological Sites Series Update 2025

Date of Decision:

27^th June 2025

Title:

Glasshouse Street, Thornhill - Provision of no waiting at any time restrictions

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss

Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration and Transport 

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

To promote, consider objections to and implement Traffic Regulation Orders under the Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Sub Scheme of Delegation - Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.pdf, Page 21.

Decision:

The key recommendation of the report is to continue with the making of the orders for the proposal.

Reasons for the Decision:

Failure to secure the traffic regulation order may result in vehicles parking within the proposed turning head, which may affect the free and safe flow of traffic or contribute to collisions at the nearby Greasbrough Road junction due to vehicles reversing into the busy a classified road. The proposed change to the traffic regulation order addresses this.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

One option considered, was having no lengths of waiting restriction or a waiting restriction that applied only at specific days and times. However, after further investigation, this option was not considered appropriate as the turning head facility should be available at all times.

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

Glasshouse Street, Thornhill. Provision of no waiting at any time restrictions

Appendix A Proposed No Waiting at any Time restriction on Glasshouse Street, Thornhill, Rotherham.                      

Appendix B Equalities Assessment

Appendix C Carbon Impact Assessment

Date of Decision:

26^th June 2025

Title:

Waste Service Route Optimisation

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Sam Barstow

Assistant Director

Community Safety and Street Scene

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Sub Scheme of Delegation - Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

See pages 5, 6 & 7 for full text.

[Assistant Directors may] Each to act in relation to matters within their remit unless absent in which case any other Assistant Director may act

7. Other functions

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:

To confirm that officers carry out an operational reroute of the Waste Collection service to ensure the efficient and effective collection and disposal of Waste and Recycling.

Reasons for the Decision:

To ensure that the Council meets its legal obligations to ensure that the waste collection service is operated in an efficient and effective way.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Considerations have included route analysis and mapping of 4 day collection routes.  After considering the implication of the 4 day options and the requirements to reroute collections and change collection days to over 85% of residents, this was discounted.

The focused 5-day route optimisation work has been identified as the most efficient model of refuse collection after taking into account all known route constraints and the results of the 4 day analysis.  Furthermore, the report provided by Bartec in the Autumn of 2024 demonstrated that there were no significant savings to be gained through changing to a four-day model.  The service began to develop the detailed routing required to enact the 5-day optimised model with a potential go live date of Autumn/Winter 2025. The 5-day modelling has provided opportunity to deliver savings and a figure of £500k was committed to in the 2025/26 budget.  There are also potential Carbon reductions available totalling circa ca. 80 tCO2e per annum. 

The recommendation therefore confirms that officers carry out an operational reroute of the Waste Collection service over 5 days to ensure the efficient and effective collection and disposal of Waste and Recycling.

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

None.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

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 known.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

Waste Service Route Optimisation Report, 23^rd June 2025

Date of Decision:

17 June 2025

Title:

Officer Decision for the award of the Post Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Support services (3 lots)

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Details of Specific Delegation

or

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

Decision:

To award the contracts for the Post Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Support Services (3 lots) to the following providers:

Lot 1 – GROW

Lot 2 – Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service (ROTHACS)

Lot 3 – Hopian

Reasons for the Decision:

The result of a competitive procurement process as agreed in the Cabinet Paper 16 September 2024.

The successful suppliers, after evaluation, were:

Lot 1 – GROW

Lot 2 – Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service (ROTHACS)

Lot 3 – Hopian

The Tender Evaluation Report and award recommendation has been approved by the relevant parties.

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

Tender Evaluation Report (including Social Value) 22-312 – Post Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Services

Date of Decision:

19^th June 2025

Title:

Children’s Playgrounds Programme (Phase Two)

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Polly Hamilton, Assistant Director, Culture, Sport & Tourism

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Operational management and maintenance of Galleries, Museums, Designated Heritage Site(s), Music venues, Libraries, Parks, Country Parks, countryside sites and other cultural, leisure, recreational, play, green space and tourism destinations in partnership with Asset Management.

Sub Scheme of Delegation - Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.pdf, Page 26

Decision:

To invest the capital allocation for phase two of the Children’s Playgrounds Programme as detailed in the Officers Decision report and to approve the need for consultation.

Reasons for the Decision:

To seek the approval of the Decision Maker to invest the capital allocation for phase two of the Children’s Playgrounds Programme and to ensure that the consultation process enables officers to understand the needs of potential users.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

All play sites were considered as part of phase two of the Children’s Playgrounds Programme.

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

Equalities Impact Analysis

Carbon Impact Analysis

Date of Decision:

17 June 2025

Title:

Officer Decision Record to award a contract (Work Order) to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC to deliver the additional activities required in the utilisation of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2025/26.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Details of Specific Delegation

or

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

Decision:

To agree to the award of a contract (Non-Core Work Order) to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC to receive funding for additional activity required in the utilisation of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2025/26

Reasons for the Decision:

Rotherham has been received the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024/25 of £398,587 for 2025/26. £344,845 of this has been allocated to Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC (Connect) to continue the delivery of additional service provision relating to the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2025/26 aims.

On 17 March 2025 Cabinet approved the Grant spending as part of the Confirmation of Supplementary Public Health Grants for 2025/26 paper.

The funding will stimulate additional quit attempts, link smokers to effective interventions, boost community stop-smoking service (CSSS) capacity, build professional competence, and strengthen partnerships within local healthcare systems.

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

Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant Officer Decision Report (Long Report)