Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Public Health regarding the outcome of engagement on the proposed delivery model for the Whole School Approach to Food and Nutrition Programme and seeking approval to decommission the existing service and implement a new support model. A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 9’, is filed with these minutes.

Mrs Richardson CC said that the new model would help primary schools most in need of support as well as providing an online offer for others.

RESOLVED:

a)    That the feedback from the engagement exercise on the proposed delivery model for the Whole School Approach to Food and Nutrition Programme in Leicestershire primary schools be noted;

b)    That the new model for the Whole School Approach to Food and Nutrition Programme, to include targeted support for schools most in need and a universal offer for all primary schools in the County, be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISION:

The current contract for the provision of the Whole School Approach to Food and Nutrition Programme ends on 31 May 2024.

The Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023/24-2026/27 included a requirement for savings via a review of the Programme.

The new model is based on a review of need, the Council’s responsibilities, and the responses to the engagement exercise.