Decision details
West Berkshire Council Equality Policy and Equality Objectives
Decision Maker: Individual Executive Member Decisions
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
Individual Decision No: |
ID3027 |
Portfolio Member: |
Councillor Marcus Franks, Portfolio Holder for Partnerships, Equality, Community Safety |
Resolved that the Equality Policy 2015-2018 and Equality Objectives 2015-2019 be approved subject to the inclusion of an addendum containing the following detail:
The first sentence in section 4.5 should be amended to:
“All employees are responsible for ensuring that they play their part in implementing the Policy. This includes taking into consideration the impact on service users and consulting effectively with them when designing new polices, which would be evidenced through an Equality Impact Assessment.”
‘Equality in Employment Policy’ to be an Appendix to the Equality Policy
This decision is eligible to be ‘called-in’. However, if the decision has not been ‘called-in’ by 5.00pm on 24 September 2015, then it will be implemented.
Report author: Rachel Craggs
Publication date: 17/09/2015
Date of decision: 17/09/2015
Decided at meeting: 17/09/2015 - Individual Executive Member Decisions
Effective from: 25/09/2015
Accompanying Documents:
- ID3027 - West Berkshire Council Equality Policy and Equality Objectives PDF 80 KB
- Appendix A Equality Policy Refresh 2015 PDF 167 KB
- Appendix B EO Annual Progress Report Jan 15 PDF 27 KB
- Appendix C Equality Objectives 2015 PDF 74 KB
- Appendix D Equality Policy EIA June 2015 PDF 66 KB
- Appendix E Equality Objectives EIA August 2015 PDF 78 KB
- ADDENDUM to the refreshed Equality Policy 150917 PDF 56 KB