Childhood obesity public health service support

1. How many children received childhood obesity public health service support in the financial years a) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

2. Does your council provide a weight management service for children?  If not, when did this service cease to be provided? 

3. How many staff supported your weight management service for children in the financial years ) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

4. How many children in your council area participated in the National Child Measurement Programme in the financial years ) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

5. How many 0-5 year old children received speech and language service support in the financial years a) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

6. How many air monitors were deployed in your council area in the financial years a) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

7. How many air monitors were deployed outside schools in your council area in the financial years a) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 

8. How many air monitors were deployed outside nurseries in your council area in the financial years a) 2015/16 b) 2020/21 c) 2024/25 
 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. In 2024-25, 1878 families received a brief intervention via telephone.

307 children commenced the programme (155 on the weight management pathway and 152 on the healthy lifestyles pathway).

223 children completed the programme (104 completed the weight management pathway and 119, the healthy lifestyles).

2. Lincolnshire County Commissions a Child & Family Weight Management service as part of its Integrated Lifestyle Service, One You Lincolnshire.

3. There are no staff in LCC whose sole role is to support the Child & Family Weight Management Service, as this service is commissioned but not provided by LCC.

4. This is publicly available online here: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/search/obesity

5. The Council does not provide a speech and language service and does not hold this data

6-8. Tackling air quality issues and deploying air quality monitors is primarily a district council (environmental protection) function.