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The Committee resolved:-

to agree the approach to and implementation of the proposed equality, diversity and inclusion action plan for the Council as an employer.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of the meeting of the Operational Delivery Committee of 11 March 2021, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which set out the proposed approach to develop an

equality, diversity and inclusion action plan for the Council taking account of the

refreshed Equality Outcomes as agreed at the Operational Delivery Committee.

The report advised of two of the outcomes in relation to employment, namely:-

·       “Employer Outcome 1: Improve the diversity of our workforce and address any areas of underrepresentation, ensuring that there are equal opportunities for all protected groups (with consideration for both internal employees and external applicants), with a particular and prioritised focus on age, disability, ethnicity / race and sex.”

·       “Employer Outcome 2: Ensure that all of our employees who have protected characteristics feel fully valued, safe and included at work, with a particular and prioritised focus on age, disability, ethnicity / race, gender reassignment, sex and sexual orientation.”

To achieve these outcomes, an action plan had been developed to set out the

Council’s detailed approach to equality, diversity and inclusion as an employer and this was appended to the report.

The report recommended:-

that Committee agree the approach to and implementation of the proposed equality, diversity and inclusion action plan for the Council as an employer.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation.

-          COUNCILLOR YVONNE ALLAN, Convener