Issue - meetings

To consider the joint report of the Director of Communities and Environment and Director of Adults and Health presenting the current position regarding food poverty in the city and outlines a number of areas in which the Council works with partners in the voluntary, health and private sectors; provides details on the latest projects and initiatives in this area and informs of recommendations for further work.

The Director of Communities and Environment and the Director of Adults and Health submitted a joint report presenting information regarding the current position in respect of food poverty in the city and which outlined a number of areas in which the Council was working with partners in the voluntary, health and private sectors to address this issue.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the work undertaken to tackle food poverty and insecurity, as set out within the submitted report, be noted, and that the partnerships and joint working established to support families out of poverty, be acknowledged;

(b)  That the work of the Leeds Food Partnership be endorsed, with it being noted that this group helped Leeds achieve the Bronze Sustainable Food Cities Award in 2019 and is working on an action plan for partners across the city to achieve the Silver Sustainable Food Cities award in 2021;

(c)  That the concerns around residents’ ability to access a reliable and sustainable quantity of affordable, nutritious food, as outlined in the submitted report, be noted, together with the ways in which the Council and partners can do more to improve co-ordination, awareness and access to food provision.