Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to propose a new set of corporate equality objectives for recommendation to Council and an associated action plan.

The proposed Corporate Equality Objectives and associated Action Plan are set out in Annexe 1 to this report.

Recommendations

It is recommended that the Executive makes the following recommendations to Council:

i.              to approve the Corporate Equality Objectives 2022- 25 as set out at Annexe 1; and

ii.             to note that the Corporate Equality Group undertake to monitor the implementation of the associated Action Plan.

RESOLVED

That the Executive makes the following recommendations to Council:

i       that the Corporate Equality Objectives 2022- 25 as set out at the supplementary Annexe 1 be approved; and

ii    that it be noted that the Corporate Equality Group have undertaken to monitor the implementation of the associated Action Plan.

Reason: To provide Executive members the opportunity to consider the Equality Objectives and Action Plan and make recommendations to Council.

[This matter is recommended to Council for decision and is not subject to the call-in procedure.]

Councillor Penny Marriott presented the report which set out propose a new set of corporate equality objectives for recommendation to Council and an associated action plan.  She thanked the Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their comments, which had been received after the agenda publication and therefore these had been incorporated into a revised Annexe 1, circulated separately.

The Executive welcomed the objectives and the constructive debate on the issues, thanking the Portfolio Holder officers for their work.

RESOLVED

That the Executive makes the following recommendations to Council:

i       that the Corporate Equality Objectives 2022- 25 as set out at the supplementary Annexe 1 be approved; and

ii    that it be noted that the Corporate Equality Group have undertaken to monitor the implementation of the associated Action Plan.

Reason: To provide Executive members the opportunity to consider the Equality Objectives and Action Plan and make recommendations to Council.