Agenda item - Addressing Infant Mortality – Baby Box Initiative

Resolved to:

1)               Request the Health & Wellbeing Board to review the possibility of working with the 3^rd sector to Distribute BabyBoxes to up-to 100 newborns annually in the most deprived postcodes including essential items like clothing, bedding, and personal care products.

2)               Explore collaboration with health professionals and community organisations to ensure effective delivery.

3)               Advocate for enhanced national implementation and collaborate with government and local authorities to share insights.

4)               If a program is considered deliverable, collect data on program uptake and impact to guide future expansion and integrate the BabyBox program into wider strategies targeting health disparities, working with partners in health, education, and social care.

62.1      The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor De Oliveira on behalf of the Labour Group and formally seconded by Councillor Robinson.

62.2      Councillors McLeay and Shanks spoke on the matter.

62.3      Councillor De Oliveira responded to the debate.

62.4      The Mayor put the motion to the vote and confirmed that the motion had been carried.

62.5     RESOLVED