Decision - Food poverty action plan progress update

60.1      RESOLVED:

(1)       That the report be welcomed and the progress made by all partners in delivering the Food Poverty Action Plan be noted;

(2)       That officers be instructed to bring back a report at the end of action plan period highlighting successes, learning and proposals for next steps; and

(3)       That in regard to the Action Plan, the ASC & CCG actions in Aim 2C around building nutrition and hydration into care assessments, creating innovative ways to allow people to eat together by combining Adult Social Care (ASC) care packages, ensuring that food issues are considered in Home Care Commissioning Process, developing a trigger mechanism when a meal service for vulnerable people is under threat; and how social enterprise model Community Meals/ Meals on Wheels delivery could be stimulated be referred to the Health & Wellbeing Board for consideration.