Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Corporate Resources.

The Director of Corporate Resources introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, following the public consultation on the draft Equality and Diversity Policy and Equality Framework and Action Plan, seeking approval for their adoption.

Members asked that staff involved in the creation of the policy were thanked for their hard work in bringing it together. The Chief Executive added that an update on how the policy is working would be brought back to Cabinet in due course.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the responses to the public consultation on the Equality and Diversity Policy and Equality Framework and Action Plan; and

2)    Approve the adoption of the Equality and Diversity Policy and Equality Framework and Action Plan (at Appendix 2 and 3 respectively), as detailed in the report.