As the Leader of the Council, I:
1. CONFIRM and ENDORSE the arrangements put in place via Officer Decision OD-23-0002, taken under delegated authority by the Chief Executive, arising from Key Decision 22/00040.
2. APPROVE the framework arrangements set out in the report for ongoing management of the DA Act Funding 2023-2025.
3. DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to, in consultation with the Leader, Corporate Director Finance and Corporate Director Children, Young People and Education, to revise and amend the arrangement set out in the framework details, subject to the scope of the terms and conditions of the grant funding.
4. DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health, in consultation with the Corporate Director Children, Young People and Education where applicable depending on affected portfolios, to administer any further DA Act grant monies under the funding/governance framework put in place by this decision, including the determination of Officer Decisions to progress activity via the framework.
5. AGREE to continue to utilise the Kent Integrated Domestic Abuse Service (KIDAS) contract to support delivery of the requirements of the Act until March 2026.
6. AUTHORISE the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health, in consultation with the Chief Executive to take other necessary actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts or other legal agreements, as required to implement this decision.