Author and Job Role: George Bell, Criminal Justice Policy & Commissioning Officer
Protective Marking: Official
Executive Summary:
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Surrey is responsible for commissioning services that support victims of crime, improve community safety, tackle child exploitation, and prevent reoffending. For the financial year 2025/26 the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner used a proportion of locally derived funding to support the delivery of local services.
Application for Standard Grant Award above £5,000 – PCC Fund
Surrey County Council Public Health – Inroads (High Impact Complex Drinker’s Service) – Heather Ryder
Brief overview of service/decision – To award a grant of £50,000 to Public Health Surrey County Council for this year. This is a multi-year agreement resulting in £150,000 over three years. This is to fund the Inroads service – delivered by VIA. This project has previously been supported by the Commissioner.
Reason for funding – High Impact Complex Drinkers are a key contributor to a range of issues from emergency hospital admissions and readmissions to crime and disorder. The Inroads programme is based on developing best practice to assertively engage and sustain medium to long term change with those who are considered to be change or treatment resistant. Assertive outreach underpins the model, and there is also great emphasis placed on the role of the partnership working between agencies that an individual may come into contact with. Rather than the individual touching on a range of different services all responding in isolation, the model looks to engage services to joint case manage the service user with no fixed-time limit to intervention and/or thresholds that impact on future engagement.
Recommendation
That the Commissioner supports this standard grant application to the PCC Fund and awards to the following;
- £50,000 to SCC Public HealthÂ
Police and Crime Commissioner Approval
I approve the recommendation(s):
Signature:Â Â Â PCC Lisa Townsend (wet signed copy held in Office)
Date:Â 2nd December 2025
All decisions must be added to the decision register.
Areas of consideration
Consultation
Consultation has taken place with appropriate lead officers depending on the application. All applications have been asked to supply evidence of any consultation and community engagement.
Financial implications
All applications have been asked to confirm the organisation hold accurate financial information. They are also asked to include the total costs of the project with breakdown where the money will be spent; any additional funding secured or applied for and plans for on-going funding. The Reducing Reoffending Fund Decision Panel/Criminal Justice policy officers considers the financial risks and opportunities when looking at each application.
Legal
Legal advice is taken on an application-by-application basis.
Risks
The Reducing reoffending Fund Decision Panel and Criminal Justice policy officers considers any risks in the allocation of funding. It is also part of the process to consider when refusing an application, the service delivery risks if appropriate.
Equality and diversity
Each application will be requested to supply appropriate equality and diversity information as part of the monitoring requirements. All applicants are expected to adhere to the Equality Act 2010
Risks to human rights
Each application will be requested to supply appropriate human rights information as part of the monitoring requirements. All applicants are expected to adhere to the Human Rights Act.