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Cabinet Member: Police & Policy Co-ordination

Forward Plan Ref: 2012/004

Contact: Ben Threadgold, Senior Policy & Performance Officer Tel: (01865) 328219

Report by Head of Law & Governance (CA7).

The Equality Policy 2012-2017 sets out how the Council is approaching its responsibilities for ensuring that all residents in Oxfordshire have fair access to services and equal life chances.  It also demonstrates how the Council is meeting the requirements placed on public bodies under the Equality Act 2010, including setting equality objectives for the next four years.

A draft of the policy has been out for public consultation since January, and the final policy has been amended to reflect feedback from internal and external stakeholders.

To fulfil our legislative requirements, the final policy will be published by 6^th April 2012, and progress in implementing it will be monitored and reported as part of the council's overall performance management arrangements.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the Council’s judgement on effectiveness and key equality objectives as set out in the Equality Policy 2012/2017 and to RECOMMEND Council to receive the report.

The Cabinet had before them a report which set out how the County Council was approaching its responsibilites for ensuring that all residents in Oxfordshire have fair access to services and equal life chances and sought approval of an Equality Policy for 2012-2017.

RESOLVED: to approve the Council’s judgement on effectiveness and key equality objectives as set out in the Equality Policy 2012/2017 and to RECOMMEND Council to receive the report.