The
Cabinet Member for Communities, Leisure and Arts introduced the
report providing an overview of progress made on the current
Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan, which was
agreed by the Executive in January 2023, and setting out proposed
new actions developed in consultation with Officers and Cabinet
Members and informed by the results of the staff EDI
Survey.
It was
noted that as part of its legislative duties under the Equality Act
2010, the Council was required to have an EDI policy, refreshed
every three years, and a robust Action Plan, updated
annually. The Council’s three
overarching objectives as a Community Leader, an Employer, and a
Service Provider were set out in the EDI Policy and the Action Plan
was in place to deliver these objectives.
Members
thanked the Officers for a comprehensive and succinct report and
supported the recommendations. It was
suggested that a timeline for delivery of the actions would be
helpful, and the Cabinet Member indicated that this would be added
to Appendix 2 prior to consideration by the Cabinet.
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND to the CABINET:
1. That the
progress on the current EDI Objectives and Action Plan at Appendix
1 to the report and highlighted at paras 2.4 to 2.5 be
noted.
2. That the
recommended actions for the Equalities Action Plan at Appendix 2 to
the report and highlighted at paras 2.6 to 2.13 be agreed with the
addition of a timeline.