Decision details

(i)       to note that officers would ensure that future iterations of the policy and accompanying guidance were clear in terms of demonstrating employee voice in the documents;

(ii)       to note that officers had undertaken to review the Supporting Procedures and Documentation at section 4 of the Policy to ensure that all relevant links were included and up to date;

(iii)      to approve the implementation of the refreshed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy;

(iv)      to instruct the Interim Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services to ensure that the Policy document and all supporting process and guidance documents were easily accessible to all staff and managers and that managers were supported in the fair and consistent application of the policy and process through appropriate training;

(v)      to instruct the Interim Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services to publish the revised Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy on the Council’s external website; and

(vi)      to instruct the Interim Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services to update the mandatory Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training for employees to reflect the newly updated policy and guidance; and

(vii)     to agree that a service update be issued to all Members on the Policy for information.