Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Public Health & Equality

Forward Plan Ref: 2022/069

Contact: Lauren Rushen, Senior Policy Officer, 07990367851

Report by Corporate Director Customers, Organisational Development & Resources (CA13).

To agree the equality, diversity and inclusion action plan for 2022-23.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

a)                  adopt the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for 2022-2023;

b)                  agree delegated authority to the Corporate Director Customers, Organisational Development and Resources to agree minor typographical changes to the action plan and an updated foreword from the Leader.

Report from the scrutiny committee noted.

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet had before it a report setting out how the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) action plan for 2022-23 had been developed to support the Council’s EDI framework known as ‘Including Everyone’.  The action plan for adoption was attached as annex 1.

Councillor Mark Lygo, Cabinet Member for Public Health & Equality, introduced the report.  There was a particular effort this year to be more specific in timelines and benchmarks.  Improvements had been made in the Council’s anti-bullying policy.  A new senior policy officer had been recruited to work closely with our staff networks and public health team in addressing health inequalities.

The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Lygo, seconded by Councillor Phillips and agreed.

RESOLVED to:

a)                  adopt the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for 2022-2023;

b)                  agree delegated authority to the Corporate Director Customers, Organisational Development and Resources to agree minor typographical changes to the action plan and an updated foreword from the Leader.