Decision details

The Cabinet is requested to approve the refreshed and updated Council's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) approach, including a revised statement and action plan.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

a)             approves the proposed EDI Statement 2022-2026 (appendix A of report LDS/181)

b)             approves the proposed EDI Action Plan 2022-2023 (appendix B of report LDS/181)

c)              approves the proposed Equality Impact Assessment template (EIA), (appendix C) together with the proposed guidance notes (appendix D of report LDS/181).

d)             delegates authority to the Head of Governance, People and Performance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources, to make minor amendments to the EDI Strategy, EDI Action Plan and EIA as further changes to legislation and statutory guidance are introduced and following an annual review of the action plan. (Generic Delegation 7 will be used to enact this recommendation).

Reasons for the Recommendations

The new approach and documents will:

·       Refresh the Council’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) approach.  

·       Ensure better communication with regards to the Council’s EDI approach to employees, Councillors and to the local community.

·       Ensure that the Council is undertaking the steps necessary to comply with the Equality Act 2010.

·       Ensure that the Council factors in EDI when initiating new projects and when making important decisions.