Purpose

To approve the new Equality and
Equity Objectives for 2024-28 (as required under the Public Sector
Equality Duty) and the associated outcomes

Content

Approved
the six new Equality Objectives for 2024-28 (as
required under the Public Sector Equality Duty) and the associated
actions which have been derived from a variety of consultation
exercises and are contained at Appendix A of the report.
 
Noted
the steps being taken by the Council to ensure
Equalities planning, outcomes and objectives are placed at the
centre of the Council’s service delivery and business
planning processes.
 
Agreed
on outcomes that can be used to monitor the
Equalities and Equity Objectives, building on the previous Equality
and Equity Action Plan monitoring.
 
Noted
the proposal to conduct further work on embedding
Equalities across the borough through the work of the Council and
its partners and in particular the ongoing work by an officer
working group to develop an Equality and Equity Action Plan that
will monitor the delivery of the Objective’s
pledges.