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Work Programme Planning, Equalities Board - Wednesday, 23rd September, 2026 7.00 pm

September 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm Equalities Board View on council website

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The Equalities Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 23 September 2026 to discuss the Annual Equalities Report for 2025/26 and to agree priorities for the upcoming work programme. The Board will also review its Terms of Reference.

Annual Equalities Report 2025/26

A verbal update is scheduled to be provided on the development of the Annual Equalities Report for 2025/26. This report will likely detail the council's performance and activities related to equality and diversity over the past year.

Work Programme 2026/27

The Board is expected to agree and prioritise items for its work programme for the 2026/27 municipal year. This will shape the focus of the Board's activities and discussions over the coming year. The report pack indicates that the Annual Equalities Report 2025/26 will be a key item for discussion on 23 September 2026, with other items to be discussed on 7 December 2026, 3 February 2027, and 19 April 2027.

Terms of Reference

The Board is scheduled to note for information the attached Terms of Reference for the Equalities Board. These terms outline the Board's purpose, membership, and responsibilities. The Equalities Board is established to oversee the council's processes for eliminating discrimination based on protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 20101. These characteristics include age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, and sexual orientation. The council also includes care experience as a protected characteristic. The Board's remit includes monitoring the council's performance against equality legislation, acting as a consultative and advisory body for new policies, raising awareness of service user needs, and providing a sounding board for proposals that may affect protected characteristics. It also aims to promote understanding of equalities, encourage mutual respect, and highlight the benefits of a diverse workforce.


  1. The Equality Act 2010 is a piece of legislation that protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single, consolidated Act. 

Attendees

Profile image for Gunes Akbulut
Gunes Akbulut Labour Party Edmonton Green
Profile image for Margaret Greer
Margaret Greer Labour Party Upper Edmonton
Tim Fellows
Profile image for Betty Achayo
Betty Achayo The Conservative Party Southbury
Profile image for Madeline Church
Madeline Church Green Party New Southgate
Chandra Bhatia
Profile image for Kiran Mistry
Kiran Mistry The Conservative Party Town
Profile image for Dino Lemonides
Dino Lemonides The Conservative Party Bowes
Profile image for Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous The Conservative Party Highfield
Profile image for Ahmet Hasan
Ahmet Hasan Labour Party Brimsdown
Profile image for Faye Nimoh
Faye Nimoh Labour Party Bullsmoor

Topics

Lead Officer protected characteristics Terms of Reference Equalities and Diversity Equality Act 2010

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 23rd-Sep-2026 19.00 Equalities Board.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 23rd-Sep-2026 19.00 Equalities Board.pdf

Additional Documents

Equalities TOR.pdf
Equalities Board Work Programme 2026-27.pdf
Minutes Equalities Board v2.pdf