URL: https://democracy.camden.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=4851

Decision Maker: Director of Health and Wellbeing

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose: This decision follows a report to Cabinet on 16th July 2025 confirming publication of the independent child health equity audit report commissioned from the University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Equity by the Council, on 22 May 2025, and presenting Raise Camden as a strategic programme led by Health and Wellbeing team with responsibility for taking forward a cross council response. The report proposed the Raise Camden Taskforce to be responsible for shaping our council’s response with external partners.   One example of a proposed response is the development of Marmot Estates. The Marmot Estates is a shared project across Raise Camden and the Estate Mission, which will address a range of challenges to improve the health and wellbeing of estate residents. It will bring together teams from across the Council, community, academics and industry to deliver resident-designed interventions to acheive the Marmot Principles and reduce health and wellbeing inequalities through a hyper-local, evidence driven approach. The project will build on and help to further achieve the goals of the Community Champions programme and Camden’s The Way We Work. The report recommended the Institute of Health Equity as the preferred academic delivery partner for the Marmot Estates project for the period 2025/2026 – 2028/2029 and proposed a grant agreement and partnership arrangement between Camden and the preferred partner.   The Cabinet decision on 16th July delegated authority to the Director of Health and Wellbeing, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care, to release the grant to the Institute of Health Equity annually until 2028/29.  This decision follows on from that.

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Date of Decision: August 11, 2025