Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the delegation of the commissioning of adult drug and alcohol treatment services for Medway residents to Kent County Council (KCC) originally agreed by the Leader in July 2013 in accordance with Article 10 of the Constitution and the recently announced in year cut to the Public Health grant, following which it was proposed to remove these delegated powers and transfer the commissioning post to the Public Health Directorate.

The report noted that to end the delegation agreement and bring the commissioning responsibilities back into Medway Council would save approximately £50,000 a year whilst maintaining a commissioning post in Medway and giving a more dedicated focus to local performance and practice.

Reasons:

This will realise a saving of around £50,000 on commissioning costs.