Agenda item

The Chair of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee submitted a report (previously circulated) presenting the interim recommendations from the Joint Review Group, established by the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee, to examine Child Healthy Weight and Oral Hygiene, and any associated Mental Health links, and seeking approval to those recommendations.

The submitted report outlined the background to the establishment of the Review Group, which was a joint review with the Health and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee; stated that the group was continuing to meet; and that following a series of briefings and information provided by dental health and public health professionals, the group had agreed to make an interim recommendation in relation to fluoridation.

The Chair of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee in presenting the report stated that a scoping exercise would be undertaken with other Local Authorities and bodies across the Tees Valley to inform any consideration of a water fluoridation scheme in Darlington and/or the Tees Valley, and that no decision was to be made at this stage.

The Cabinet Members with the Children and Young People Portfolio and the Health and Partnerships Portfolio thanked the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee and the Health and Partnerships Scrutiny Committee for the work that had been undertaken to date and re-affirmed that approval was only being given to the undertaking a technical appraisal.

RESOLVED – That the report from the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee, as appended to the submitted report, be noted, and it be agreed that a technical appraisal be carried out, to inform any consideration of a water fluoridation scheme in Darlington and/or the Tees Valley.

REASON - To enable a technical appraisal to be carried out to inform any consideration of a water fluoridation scheme in Darlington and/or Tees Valley.