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Cllr Stephan Fifield sought Cabinet approval to allocate the remaining unallocated Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Domestic Abuse section 31 grant funding for 2021/22 – 2024/25 of £1.286m (the “Domestic Abuse Grant”) for the purpose of enabling the council to meet its statutory duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1. Approve the allocation of up to £1,274,500 from the council’s Domestic Abuse Grant for the delivery of support in domestic abuse safe accommodation and to contribute towards the associated administrative burdens in meeting the council’s duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Recommendations 2-7 below set out the use of this funding.

2. Approve the allocation of £366,000 (£122,000 per annum) from the Domestic Abuse Grant for the purpose of funding the cost of the contract described in Recommendation 3.

3. Approve the direct award of a three year contract (commencing 1 April 2025) to Stroud Beresford Group for the provision of support for adult and child victims of domestic abuse in refuge accommodation using the resources described in Recommendation 2.

4. Delegates authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to:

(a) allocate £336,000 from the Domestic Abuse Grant for the purpose of funding the call-off contract described in Recommendation 4(b); and (b) award a Call-Off Contract for the supply of Support in Safe Accommodation to the sole appointed supplier under Lot B of the council’s proposed Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) Single Provider Framework Agreement (which shall be the subject of a separate Cabinet Decision also schedule for 24 July 2024) using the resources described in Recommendation 4(a). The proposed Call-Off Contract shall continue for a period of one year.

5. Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to allocate a maximum of £342,500 on the basis set out in Recommendations 5 (a) to (c) via Gloucester City Council (as the host local authority for the Housing Partnership Team which acts on behalf of the District and County Councils, the Gloucestershire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and the Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)) to be used at district level for funding the following activities:

(a) £190,000 for the purpose of funding the provision of domestic abuse support in a pilot Respite Rooms scheme over a maximum period of three years (see paragraphs 18-19 of this report for background details of the proposed scheme). The amount proposed is indicative at this stage as it will be determined by the Director of Public Health based on the agreed delivery model and length of the proposed Respite Rooms pilot scheme.

(b) £125,000 for the purpose of providing funding, during a two year period commencing from the date of transfer of such funding to contribute towards the administration costs incurred by whichever  ...  view the full decision text for item 12

12.1 Cllr Stephan Fifield, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery, sought Cabinet approval to allocate the remaining unallocated Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Domestic Abuse Section 31 Grant funding for 2021/22 – 2024/25 of £1.286m (the “Domestic Abuse Grant”) for the purpose of enabling the council to meet its statutory duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

12.2 In presenting the report, Cllr Fifield stated that it made sense to allocate the funding, which would otherwise would not be used.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1.    Approve the allocation of up to £1,274,500 from the council’s Domestic Abuse Grant for the delivery of support in domestic abuse safe accommodation and to contribute towards the associated administrative burdens in meeting the council’s duties under part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Recommendations 2-7 below set out the use of this funding.

2.    Approve the allocation of £366,000 (£122,000 per annum) from the Domestic Abuse Grant for the purpose of funding the cost of the contract described in Recommendation 3.

3.    Approve the direct award of a three-year contract (commencing 1 April 2025) to Stroud Beresford Group for the provision of support for adult and child victims of domestic abuse in refuge accommodation using the resources described in Recommendation 2.

4.    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to:

a.    allocate £336,000 from the Domestic Abuse Grant for the purpose of funding the call-off contract described in Recommendation 4(b); and

b.    award a Call-Off Contract for the supply of Support in Safe Accommodation to the sole appointed supplier under Lot B of the council’s proposed Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) Single Provider Framework Agreement (which shall be the subject of a separate Cabinet Decision also schedule for 24 July 2024) using the resources described in Recommendation 4(a). The proposed Call-Off Contract shall continue for a period of one year.

5.    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Delivery to allocate a maximum of £342,500 on the basis set out in Recommendations 5 (a) to (c) via Gloucester City Council (as the host local authority for the Housing Partnership Team which acts on behalf of the District and County Councils, the Gloucestershire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and the Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)) to be used at district level for funding the following activities:

a.    £190,000 for the purpose of funding the provision of domestic abuse support in a pilot Respite Rooms scheme over a maximum period of three years (see paragraphs 18-19 of this report for background details of the proposed scheme). The amount proposed is indicative at this stage as it will be determined by the Director of Public Health based on the agreed delivery model and length of the proposed Respite Rooms pilot scheme.

b.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12