Enfield Committees

Equalities Board

Recent meetings

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23 Mar 2026

7:00 pm

Equalities Board - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 7.00 pm

The Equalities Board of Enfield Council was scheduled to meet on Monday 23 March 2026 to discuss the council's commissioning of voluntary community services and an update on work to reduce housing inequalities. The meeting's agenda also included a review of...

01 Dec 2025

Equalities Board - Monday, 1st December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Equalities Board was scheduled to meet to discuss health inequalities, hate crime, and domestic abuse in Enfield. The board was also expected to review the minutes from their previous meeting and note their work programme for the coming year.

02 Dec 2024

Equalities Board - Monday, 2nd December, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting's agenda included an update about the support provided to elderly people in Enfield and a presentation about Enfield Council’s Youth Justice Service's work to address racial disparity in the youth justice system.

About

Equalities Board is the forum by which the Council can oversee its processes to eliminate discrimination on the protected characteristics.   The following characterises are protected under the Equalities Act 2010:

·         age;

·         disability;

·         gender reassignment;

·         marriage and civil partnership;

·         pregnancy and maternity; ·

·         race;

·         religion or belief;

·         sex; ·

·         sexual orientation   Terms of Reference 1.    To monitor the Council’s performance against current equality legislation. 2.    To act as a consultative and advisory body with regard to the development of new policies/initiatives and to actively support such initiatives. 3.    To raise awareness of the specific needs of service users in terms of service delivery. 4.    To provide a sounding board for any initiative or proposal that the Council is making and how they may affect the protected characteristics either directly or indirectly. 5.    To provide a better understanding of equalities in order to gain knowledge, and to promote awareness and encourage mutual respect. 6.    To encourage the Council to realise the benefits of a diverse workforce that reflects the make-up of the local population. 7.    To encourage the Council support to staff in a manner that encourages them and makes them feel secure in their working environment. 8.    To analyse data and information gained from monitoring, impact assessments and general consultation activity to inform priorities and future practice. 9.    To consider workforce equalities and diversity matters referred to it by the Director of Law and Governance, Human Resources, Audit & Risk Management.

Members

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Mahmut Aksanoglu · Chair
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Rick Jewell · Vice-Chair
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Chris James · Member
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David Skelton · Member
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Gina Needs · Member
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Hivran Dalkaya · Member
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Patricia Gregory · Member
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Ruby Sampson · Member
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Stephanos Ioannou · Member