Decision details

Purpose of Report: The report will give an overview of how the council intends to utilise new resource from the Section 31 Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024-2025 grant, where the city has been allocated an initial £196,000 from Department of Health and Social Care to be spent on reducing smoking in York in 2024/2025, with grant expected to continue each year until 2028/2029.

Resolved:

                      i.         Approved the use of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024-2025 as outlined in this paper, including:

a) the expansion of the council’s stop smoking support;

b) the expansion of treatments and the offer of additional stop smoking medications;

c) additional community outreach to smokers, particularly those in disadvantaged groups in the city;

d) additional communications activity to drive up smoking quit rates.

                    ii.         Approved the use of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant in future years (subject to funding) in line with the approach outlined in this report.

Reason:     To help build a smokefree generation in York.