Healthier and Fairer Borough
Barking and Dagenham Council is implementing its 'Our B&D' vision, which aims to create a healthier and fairer borough.
Barking and Dagenham Council adopted its new 'Our B&D' vision in September 2025, which aims to create a healthier and fairer borough by improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. The Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee discussed this new vision on 09 September 2025, with a report explaining that the previous Borough Manifesto had lost relevance due to various factors.
The council's cabinet approved a new direction of travel in July 2025, which includes developing a community-led neighbourhood plan. This plan will ensure future strategies align with the 'Our B&D' vision, which seeks to address the evolving needs of the community following Brexit, the pandemic, and the ongoing cost of living crisis.
The 'Our B&D' vision supersedes the 'Barking and Dagenham Together' Borough Manifesto, which was adopted in 2017. The new vision focuses on building communities and driving opportunities, with a key theme of achieving a healthier and fairer borough.
Key facts
- Barking and Dagenham Council adopted its new 'Our B&D' vision in September 2025. Source
- The Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee discussed the new vision on 09 September 2025. Source
- The council's cabinet approved a new direction of travel in July 2025. Source
- The 'Our B&D' vision supersedes the Borough Manifesto adopted in 2017. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
- The 'Our B&D' vision aims to address post-Brexit, pandemic, and cost of living challenges. Source
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