Councillor Tom Hunt

Director of Public Health (DPH) Report - Foundations for a Healthy Future: Ending Poverty Together

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 19 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 19, 2025

The Director of Public Health has a statutory responsibility to write an annual independent report on the health of their population. The report is to raise awareness and understanding of local health issues, highlight areas of specific concern, and make recommendations for change. The 2025 report is focused on poverty in Sheffield.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of the Gambling Harms Prevention Strategy for Sheffield 2024-2034

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 19 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 19, 2025

Over the past few years there has been increasing recognition of the preventable harms from gambling industry products and practices experienced by individuals, families, communities and society as a whole.   Sheffield has been taking steps to address these harms for some time, however this report introduces the city’s first Gambling Harm Prevention Strategy.  Co-produced by the Sheffield Gambling Harms Stakeholder Group, the strategy sets out a comprehensive plan as to what we will do at a local level to prevent gambling harms in the city.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan and HRA Budget 2025/26 

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 22 January 2025 2.00 pm - January 22, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Roadmap to a Restored, Refurbished, Sustainable Town Hall

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 22 January 2025 2.00 pm - January 22, 2025

The Town Hall has been the democratic heart of Sheffield for over 125 years and although it has been maintained and remains structurally sound the building is showing its age. Members need costed building design options to understand the way forward for securing the long-term sustainable future of this much-loved civic building.

Recommendations Approved

Implementing the Fair & Healthy Sheffield Plan: Sheffield City Council’s Role

From: Strategy and Resources Policy Committee - Wednesday 11 December 2024 2.00 pm - December 11, 2024

Recommendations Approved