Decision Maker: Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee

Outcome: Recommendations approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: March 25, 2025

Purpose:

Content: (i)            to instruct the Chief Officer - People & Citizen Services, to issue a Service Update in respect of the outcomes and results of the Employee Experience Survey following its publication to the Staff Governance Committee; (ii)          to note that the Equality Outcomes: Community Action Plan would be added to the committee business planner for September 2025; (iii)         note the progress on mainstreaming equality and the current set of Equality Outcomes as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report; (iv)         to note the report findings from surveys and engagement with staff and with communities as contained in Appendix 2 of the report; (v)          to approve the draft Equality Outcomes for Aberdeen City Council for 2025 –2029 including: ·         Equality Outcomes as a Service Provider ·         Equality Outcomes for the Council as an Employer, ·         Equality Outcomes as an Education Authority all detailed in the Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Progress Report 2021-2025 as contained in Appendix 1of the report; (vi)         to note the progress report and proposed equality outcomes for the Licensing Authority pending approval by the Licensing Board; (vii)        to note the Council’s Employee information as contained in Appendix 4 of the report; (viii)       to approve the Equality Outcomes Mainstreaming Report 2021-2025 and refreshed outcomes; and (ix)         to Instruct the Chief Officer - People and Citizens Services to publish the Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report for 2021-2025 on the Council’s website by April 2025 as per our statutory obligation.