Purpose

The setting of equality
objectives is a legal requirement. It also supports the delivery of
the Council’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and
the delivery of the Corporate Plan, ensuring the Council’s
priorities are delivered in a fair and inclusive way.

Decision

Cabinet agreed the following:
 
1. 
The equality objectives set out in
paragraph 4 of the Cabinet report and summarised below:
 
i. 
Ensuring that equalities policies and
procedures are applied consistently and sensitively across the
Council;
 
ii. 
Ensure that the Council’s
workforce, including senior leadership, are representative of the
wider population and to report on how well the Council is achieving
this;
 
iii. 
Ensuring services better meet the needs
of our residents, with a focus on residents with protected
characteristics, through feedback and using this as part of service
improvement;
 
iv. 
Ensure that managers receive training to
enable staff with protected characteristics, including those with
“non-visible” disabilities, to be supported in their
roles and develop their careers. Managers should also promote this
understanding through their teams to allow those with disabilities
to feel supported by all staff;
 
2. 
Note the criteria by which the
performance in relation to meeting the objectives will be assessed
across the Council.