Issue - meetings
Annual Public Health Report
Meeting: 31/08/2022 - People Scrutiny Committee (Item 254)
254 Annual Public Health Report PDF 102 KB
Minute No. 192 (Cabinet Agenda Item No. 8 refers)
Called-in by Councillors Cox and Davidson
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 192 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 July 2022, which had been called-in for scrutiny, together with a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public Health) presenting the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health for 2021.
In response to a question regarding the effect of the cost of living crisis on school meals, the Cabinet Member for Children & Learning undertook to investigate the possibility of writing off school lunch debts and to provide a written response on this matter.
In response to a question regarding air quality monitoring and the possibility of recording particulates and introducing a live monitoring system for rapid deployment in a similar way to Thurrock Council, the Director of Public Health gave his assurance that he would raise this issue with the Cabinet Member for Environment, Culture and Tourism.
Resolved:
That the following decision of the Cabinet be noted:
“That the content and recommendations of the 2021 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted.”
Note: This is an Executive Function
Cabinet Member: Councillor K Mitchell
Meeting: 26/07/2022 - Cabinet (Item 192)
192 Annual Public Health Report PDF 145 KB
Report of Executive Director (Children and Public Health)
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public health) presenting the 2021 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health.
Resolved:
That the content and recommendations of the 2021 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted.
Other Options:
There are no other options as it is a statutory duty of the Director of Public Health to prepare an Annual Public Health Report.
Reason for decision:
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires Directors of Public Health to prepare an annual report on the health of the local population.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Mitchell
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Children and Public health) presenting the 2021 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health.
Resolved:
That the content and recommendations of the 2021 Annual Report of the Director of Public Health be noted.
Other Options:
There are no other options as it is a statutory duty of the Director of Public Health to prepare an Annual Public Health Report.
Reason for decision:
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires Directors of Public Health to prepare an annual report on the health of the local population.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Called-in to: People Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Mitchell