Bexley Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee
The Bexley Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee is currently focusing on strategies to tackle obesity across the borough.
In June 2026, the Bexley Adult Social Care & Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee outlined its future work plans, prioritising strategies to tackle obesity. During a meeting on 25 June 2026, councillors received updates indicating that one in four adults and one in five reception-aged children in Bexley are living with obesity.
The updates received by councillors in June 2026 also showed that obesity rates rise to one in three by Year 6. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is notably higher in Bexley's most deprived areas, which fall within the 20% most deprived in England according to the English Indices of Deprivation (2025). No further discussions are currently scheduled.
Key facts
- The committee outlined plans to tackle obesity in June 2026. Source
- One in four adults in Bexley are living with obesity. Source
- One in five reception-aged children in Bexley are living with obesity. Source
- Obesity rates rise to one in three by Year 6 in Bexley. Source
- Most deprived areas in Bexley are within the 20% most deprived in England (2025). Source
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