Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Public Health.

The Stockport Food Plan aims to provide a set of co-produced priority actions, with measurable outcomes, which can support the work of all stakeholders in the Stockport food system. The stakeholder representatives involved in the development of the Stockport Food Plan will become the Stockport Food Plan Partnership.

The Board is recommended to note and endorse the approach of the Stockport Food Plan to support Stockport residents, which is in line with the ONE Stockport Borough Plan.

Officer contact: Charlee Fitzgerald on 07890 035241 or email: charlee.fitzgerald@stockport.gov.uk

The Director of Public Health submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a set of co-produced priority actions, with measurable outcomes, to support the work of all stakeholders in the Stockport food system.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         It was reported that the stakeholder representatives involved in the development of the Stockport Food Plan would become the Stockport Food Plan Partnership.

·         Thanked officers for a detailed and comprehensive report.

·         It was commented that the Stockport Food Plan provided a vehicle for a multi-organisation, multi-agency response which aligned with the ambitions across Stockport borough.

·         It was noted that 14 organisations had volunteered to lead on specific elements of the Food Plan which was a tribute to the co-production work that had been undertaken.

·         Members welcomed the link to the Climate Action Now work and the recommendations around involving schools and open spaces that came from the Children’s Panels.

·         In response to a query around the mobilisation and communication of the Food Plan, it was commented that the communication would build on the sustainable food partnership model and utilise the working groups to promote the Food Plan and seek guidance around who should be involved. It was noted that the service was currently working with 120 people/organisations including GPs, schools and food producers, however this was a continuous piece of work.

·         It was queried whether the Food Plan could utilise the Family Hubs to promote the work.

·         In response, it was commented that once the locations and networks of the Family Hubs had been established, dialogue would be undertaken to understand what they would like to do in their local area around food, continuing to build on the neighbourhood, place-based approach.

·         It was noted that a meeting of the provider partnership had taken place where one of the workstreams was around diabetes and cardiovascular disease which would link to the neighbourhood work including connected communities, thriving places and a health and care pillar in neighbourhoods.

RESOLVED – (1) That the approach of the Stockport Food Plan to support Stockport residents be endorsed and noted.

(2) That a 12 month update on the Stockport Food Plan be programmed into the Health & Wellbeing Board work programme.