Decision details

Approval of the request to extend grant awards to substance misuse treatment providers to enable continuity of service provision

1.  That the extension of grant awards to the substance misuse treatment providers named in the report for the amounts and periods stated in paragraph 21 be approved.

2.  That the re-commissioning timescales for the services detailed within the report which represent the second and final phase of the overall transformation of Southwark’s drug and alcohol treatment system be noted.

3.  That the proposals within the report, in conjunction with the commissioning activity outlined in paragraph 2, will deliver a programme of continuous substance  misuse efficiency savings in the region of £2.8 million against the Public Health grant between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2018, be noted.