Childhood obesity strategy news

The latest chapter of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan – published this week – has received a mixed reaction from the physical activity sector. While ... More

The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move which the government says will "benefit millions of children across ... More

A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for ... More

Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to ukactive. The not-for-profit ... More

Operators in the sport and leisure sector have an opportunity to develop their offer as a result of the government’s childhood obesity strategy, according to ... More

Experts and campaign groups have poured scorn on the government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, describing it as a “missed opportunity”, “embarrassing” and “weak”. The government released ... More

Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could thwart efforts to tackle obesity. Newly published figures from the Local ... More

Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with a number of high-profile changes likely to affect the leisure ... More

As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13 July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the ... More

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem. Delivering his spring ... More

Senior politicians were urged last night to help drive the physical activity agenda by supporting a range of bold policy calls to get Britain moving. ... More

The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with the document now not expected until after the EU referendum. Although originally due ... More

The government must take bold steps to make inroads in tackling Britain’s burgeoning childhood obesity and inactivity problem, which has ballooned after more than a ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

The inaugural National Childhood Obesity Week was launched today (5 July) by National Obesity Forum (NOF) and social enterprise Mind, Exercise, Nutrition...Do it! (MEND). The ... More