This meeting was scheduled to discuss a range of Human Resources matters including a proposed restructure of the council's corporate leadership team, the council's pay policy, and its equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes of its last meeting.

Surrey Pay

The committee were scheduled to receive an update on the progress of negotiations on a new pay scheme called Surrey Pay, which was scheduled to be discussed in more detail in the February and April 2025 meetings.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) at Surrey County Council

This was scheduled to be a progress update on work following an EDI peer review by the Local Government Association (LGA), and three EDI Employee Experience Reviews commissioned in 2023.

The meeting report pack includes a summary of the Local Government Association's (LGA) role, saying it works on behalf of local authorities to ensure that government retains a clear understanding of the impact its policies have on local communities. ¹

The report pack explained that the aim of the progress report was to:

Outline the approach taken to incorporate recommendations into the 2024/25 EDI Action Plan and People Strategy Delivery Plan.