Decision details

Equality Audit, Assessment and Peer Challenge

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive:

 

  • Approved the Council undertaking a Disability Confident Leader assessment in June. This will include the preparation work, audit process and receiving the recommendations and findings that come from this audit.   

 

  • Approved the Council undertaking an internal Race Audit in August. This will include the preparation work, audit process and receiving the recommendations and findings that come from this audit.  

 

  • Approved the commitment to deliver training on race and challenging behaviour.  

 

  • Approved the Council undertaking an Equality Framework for Local Government (EFLG) Peer Assessment in October. This will include the preparation work, 3-day external Peer Assessment, receiving the recommendations and findings that come from this assessment and agreed to receive a response to this report.  

 

  • Acknowledged the level of commitment that will be needed from the whole organisation, and partners, over the coming year to support these three processes. 

 

Publication date: 10/05/2023

Date of decision: 10/05/2023

Decided at meeting: 10/05/2023 - Executive

Effective from: 18/05/2023

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