Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to approve the proposals and agree that the APD progresses developments where appropriate; and

(ii)          to note that some projects highlighted within the report require to be remitted to the IJB for consideration, approval and a subsequent Direction made to the relevant Constitution Authority where appropriate.

The Committee had before it the report from the Chief Finance Officer, ACHSCP.

The report sought support for Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) investment

plans that have been developed as a result of budget slippage and the impact

of emergent issues following COVID 19.

Members heard from the ADP Lead that the report had been instructed by the IJB on 8 September 2020 following presentation of the ADP Annual Report 2018/2019 when information on redistributed funding had been shared.

Members were advised that following legal direction, whilst some of the project funding already agreed could be modified by the Committee, some of the intended projects not previously agreed, would require to be reported to the IJB for consideration and approval.

The ADP Lead provided a summary of the intentions to ensure best means to reconcile existing funding whilst also seeking to maximise use of available funding arising from the changing demand and the continuing pandemic.

The report recommended :-

that the Committee approve the proposals and agree that the ADP progresses developments.

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to approve the proposals and agree that the ADP progresses developments where appropriate.; and

(ii)          to note that some projects highlighted within the report required to be remitted to the IJB for consideration, approval and a subsequent Direction made to the relevant Constitution Authority where appropriate.