Decision details

The Diversity and Inclusion Manager provided the Cabinet with information on the Council’s Strategic Equality Plan 2024-2028.

The Deputy Leader took the opportunity to thank the team for the considerable amount of work involved in producing the Strategic Equality Plan and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for its comments and feedback, which was attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

The Deputy Leader noted that the Plan included all protected characteristics and details in terms of how performance is measured. The Deputy Leader added that the Local Authority had made good progress but that there was room for improvement.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    To consider the comments and feedback, following pre-scrutiny by the Council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee; and

2.    To the content and publication of the Strategic Equality Plan (SEP).