Issue - meetings

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.