Decision details

(i)            to instruct the Chief Officer - People & Citizen Services, to issue a Service Update in respect of the outcomes and results of the Employee Experience Survey following its publication to the Staff Governance Committee;

(ii)          to note that the Equality Outcomes: Community Action Plan would be added to the committee business planner for September 2025;

(iii)         note the progress on mainstreaming equality and the current set of Equality Outcomes as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report;

(iv)         to note the report findings from surveys and engagement with staff and with communities as contained in Appendix 2 of the report;

(v)          to approve the draft Equality Outcomes for Aberdeen City Council for 2025 –2029 including:

·         Equality Outcomes as a Service Provider

·         Equality Outcomes for the Council as an Employer,

·         Equality Outcomes as an Education Authority

all detailed in the Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Progress Report 2021-2025 as contained in Appendix 1of the report;

(vi)         to note the progress report and proposed equality outcomes for the Licensing Authority pending approval by the Licensing Board;

(vii)        to note the Council’s Employee information as contained in Appendix 4 of the report;

(viii)       to approve the Equality Outcomes Mainstreaming Report 2021-2025 and refreshed outcomes; and

(ix)         to Instruct the Chief Officer - People and Citizens Services to publish the Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report for 2021-2025 on the Council’s website by April 2025 as per our statutory obligation.