Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group
In autumn 2022, a joint Equalities Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group was established comprising members of the Personnel Committee and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The Working Group is informal and supported by officers from the Performance and Insight Team. Its role is to help shape and oversee the work the Council is doing to deliver on its equality, diversity and inclusion commitments which are set out in the Council’s Equalities Framework ‘Including Everyone’. Once appointed, the Working Group will review its Terms of Reference to focus on monitoring progress against the three Action Plans agreed by Executive in April 2024.
The Personnel Committee is requested to nominate three Personnel Committee members to join the EDI Working Group. The Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) will nominate three OSC members to the EDI Working Group at its 10 September meeting.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That Councillor Coton and Councillor Biegel be nominated by the Personnel Committee to join the EDI Working Group.
Minutes:
The Chairman explained that in autumn 2022, a joint Equalities Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group was established comprising members of the Personnel Committee and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) had agreed that the EDI Working Group should continue in 2024/2025 and nominated three OSC members to sit on the EDI Working Group at its 10 September meeting. The Personnel Committee was requested to also agree the continuation of the EDI Working Group and, subject to this agreement, to nominate three Personnel Committee members to join the EDI Working Group.
Resolved
(1) That the continuation of the Equalities Diversity and Inclusion Working Group continue in 2024/2025.
(2) That Councillor Coton and Councillor Biegel be nominated by the Personnel Committee to join the EDI Working Group.
(3) That it be agreed the Personnel Committee Chair would consult with the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny and officers on the process for filling the final vacancy on the EDI Working Group.