The Director for Health and Wellbeing introduced this report. In early 2019, the Committee received several reports and presentations regarding childhood obesity in Wirral, and a copy of a Health Weight Declaration. As a result, the Committee agreed to;  

·  Establish a working group to run a series of workshops with the aim of developing an action plan to identify key areas of work to support local people maintain a healthy weight.  

·  Note the opportunities identified within this report to promote healthy weight.  

·  Consider implementing a Local Government Declaration on Healthy Weight for Wirral

Members noted that their successor Committee would need to continue the work and implement the recommendations.

Resolved – That

(1)  the report be noted

(2)  the suggested recommendations be approved and

(3)  the report be referred to the appropriate committee for consideration.