Issue - meetings

Progress update on the Sefton Child Poverty Strategy

 

 

Meeting: 06/03/2024 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 32)

32 Progress Update on the Sefton Child Poverty Strategy pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Report of the Director of Public Health

Minutes:

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health which provided an update on the progress of the Sefton Child Poverty Strategy by providing the following:

 

·       A summary of strategy background and development

·       A brief overview of the child poverty strategy’s goals, priorities, and suggested actions

·       Discussion on arrangements for implementation, governance, and monitoring

·       A review of progress using the accountability framework

·       Comments on wider policy context – opportunities and challenges

 

The Board discussed Sefton’s priorities and encouraged engagement with relevant partners.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)

the content of the report and the progress made since the launch of the strategy be approved; and

 

(2)

the Board’s consideration of how it can best promote and support the child poverty strategy in its second year be noted.