Decision Maker: Housing Portfolio Holder's Meeting, Lead Cabinet member for Housing
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The Council adopted a Gender Equality Scheme in 2009, but is now required to review it in light of further guidance from the EHRC. The revised draft incorporates key improvements, which will address the concerns of the EHRC and ensure that the revised scheme complies with the Council’s statutory duty and leads to positive and specific improvements in gender equality for the Council and wider community under the following headings:
The revised scheme will be informed by a targeted consultation with key internal and external stakeholders, including:
Given the short timescale for adoption of the scheme, the Portfolio Holder is asked to approve a 3-week consultation, which is below the 12-week period set out in the Cambridgeshire Compact but nevertheless an adequate period within which to carry out meaningful consultation with the groups identified above. Any further gaps in the Council’s knowledge and understanding of Gender Equality priorities as an employer and service provider can be addressed through actions within the scheme itself.
The draft scheme was considered by the Senior Management Team (SMT) at its meeting on 17 March 2010, and some amendments to the consultation draft are likely to be required in light of SMT’s comments. Consequently the Portfolio Holder is recommended to approve the scheme for consultation in principle at this stage, and to delegate authority to the Executive Director (Operational Services) to approve a final consultation draft incorporating SMT’s comments, and any additional feedback the Portfolio Holder may wish to make.
Cabinet RESOLVED that the Comprehensive Equalities Policy 2009-2012 be adopted, subject to the Portfolio Holder for Equalities being authorised to make further minor editing changes prior to final publication.
Publication date: 17/04/2009
Date of decision: 16/04/2009
Decided at meeting: 16/04/2009 - Cabinet
Effective from: 25/04/2009
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