Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Mullin introduced the report and explained that the Council published its equality objectives and four-year Strategic Equality Plan (SEP) in April 2020, fulfilling the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED), as set out in the Equality Act 2010.

The aim of equality objectives was to address the most significant issues and areas of inequality that faced people with protected characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race,

religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation).

The Corporate Manager – Capital Programme and Assetssaid the Equality Act 2010 placed specific duties on public sector organisations in Wales, requiring an annual report, which must outline progress on meeting the PSED and achieving the equality objectives, be published by 31^st March each year. The report was the Council’s annual report that highlighted the Council’s progress in implementing the SEP and meeting our equality objectives during 2021/2022.  The Plan was appended to the report, which achievements being outlined and areas for improvement. 

The Chief Executive said it was an important and wide ranging report, with information on the positive work being undertaken by the Council, and what was being done collectively to improve things for people in our communities. 

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the progress made during the year to meet statutory objectives in relation to equalities be noted; and

(b)       That the progress made against the Strategic Equality Plan 2021/22, prior to publication of the annual report on the Council website be endorsed.