Resolved –

This Council notes:

·         the increasing level of  childhood obesity globally as outlined in the World Health Organisation report “Ending Childhood Obesity”

·      the reducing levels of physical activity in children and young people

·      outdoor activity and play are contributors to the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

This Council welcomes the ongoing work to tackle these issues by:

·       the introduction of the Healthy Bradford plan and the Healthy Bradford Charter

·       taking a whole systems approach in conjunction with Public Health England and Leeds Beckett University

·       actively working with existing strategies and a wide range of partners including Active Bradford, the Born in Bradford project and the Design in the Public Sector programme

·       Learning from and sharing good practice with other councils, such as Birmingham and Wigan

This Council resolves to:

·         Encourage the “Daily Mile” in Schools

·     Task Public Health, the Neighbourhoods service, Highways and Communities to progress the Active streets model (which includes temporary street closures) in conjunction with the Play Champion

·         Review and Revise the “All to Play for” strategy     

ACTION:       Strategic Director Children’s Services/Strategic Director Place/Strategic Director Health and Wellbeing