Issue details

Sefton's Childhood Poverty Strategy

The strategy is designed to tackle poverty and deprivation and is particularly important in the context of current financial pressures facing households. It will form part of our bold approach to improve social, environmental and economic sustainability, which will help protect communities for future generations.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Community Impact;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/08/2022

Financial: No;

Community Impact: Yes;

Decision due: 6 Oct 2022 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Communities and Housing

Lead director: Director of Public Health

Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding

Contact: Helen Armitage, Acting Consultant in Public Health Email: helen.armitage@sefton.gov.uk, Anna Nygaard Email: anna.nygaard@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3743, Helen O'Reilly, Public Health Business Manager Email: helen.oreilly@sefton.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Stakeholder engagement via Teams and face to face meetings, local research with local people. Externally commissioned research based in our most deprived communities.

Consultees

Council officers, Every Child Matters Forum (ECM) (multi-agency partnership, including VCF); externally commissioned research funded by the Health Equity Group (Marmot).

Decisions

Agenda items

List of background documents to be considered by decision maker

  • Sefton's Childhood Poverty Strategy