Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: January 30, 2025

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.

Content: 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.