Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services.

The Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, updating Members on work surrounding equalities, seeking approval to go out for public consultation on a new Equality Framework and Action Plan and Equality and Diversity Policy and seeking approval to put in place a clear structure to demonstrate leadership and organisational commitment, challenge inequalities and drive an improvement agenda.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the Equality Framework and Action Plan at Appendix 1, to go out for wider consultation as detailed in this report;

2)    Approve the draft Equality and Diversity Policy at Appendix 2 to go out for wider consultation as detailed in this report;

3)    Approve the formation of a corporate Strategic Equalities and Diversity Group; and

4)    Note the work undertaken to date in relation to the Equality Policy (Employment).