Decision details

Committee to receive and approve Barnet SPA Strategy 2016-2021.

The Chairman introduced the report, which set out the draft Fit and Active Barnet Framework 2016-2021. 

The Chairman noted that subject to the approval of recommendations outlined within the report, the Sport & Physical Activity Team would work to co-ordinate the following activity:

Ms. Wakeling informed the Committee that Barnet benefitted from a wide range of sports clubs, active schools and a public health team and noted that partnership was a key way to bring those groups together to increase participation in physical activity in Barnet.  Ms. Wakeling also advised that the Officers would like to undertake further public consultation and come back to Committee with a final framework, with the intention of the strategy going live January 2017. 

Members of the Committee commented that many people would participate in physical activity such as walking, but not sport.  Officers noted this point.

A Member commented on the return on investment from sports programmes and questioned if there were any negotiations with the Police on investment.  Ms. Bridger advised the Committee that the intention in developing the framework was that it became a collaborative document so that whilst the Local Authority bore the brunt of the cost, it would become a consortia approach within Barnet.  The Chairman requested that this matter be addressed in future reports coming to the Committee. 

The Chairman moved to the recommendations as set out in the report.  It was unanimously RESOVLED that: