Food Action Plan
The Assistant Director Wellbeing & Housing will present details of the Cherwell District Council Food Plan.
CDC was required to produce a local food plan following endorsement of the Oxfordshire Food Strategy by Executive at their meeting in June 2022. The Food Insecurity Working Group have assisted officers in production of the plan.
Recommendation
The meeting is recommended:
1.1 To consider the update and comment on progress so far.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the update and progress to date be noted.
Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed the Assistant Director Wellbeing and Housing and Councillor Rebecca Biegel to the meeting for this item.
Councillor Rebecca Biegel, chair of the food insecurity working group advised the Committee that the food working group had met on numerous occasions to work with officers to develop a CDC strategy action plan following endorsement of the county wide food strategy.
The Assistant Director Wellbeing and Housing gave a presentation on the food strategy action plan which detailed ideas and proposals based on the five principles set out within the county strategy. The actions included a food voucher policy where by 3500 food vouchers had been issued to householders in receipt of housing benefit.
The Committee was advised that the work overlapped with the Warm Spaces Initiative that the Council had established with partners whereby warm venues were available for people to drop in and meet people. The council was also looking at the possibility of providing food and activities as well as warmth in these spaces.
In response to the update, the Committee praised the work of the group and officers on the tie in with the Warm Spaces initiative.
Resolved
(1) That the update and progress to date be noted.