Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note the progress made to date and the future plans in relation to continued assurance of compliance with our legislative duties in relation to Equality, Human Rights and Fairer Scotland duties;

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Officer to submit an annual report on the progress made to make the equality duty integral to the exercise of the IJB functions to the Risk Audit and Performance Committee;

(iii)          to instruct the Chief Officer to submit a progress report on its Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Framework every two years, in advance of publication;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer to review the IJB’s Equality Outcomes and submit these to the IJB for approval in advance of the next required renewal date of April 2025; and

(v)           to instruct the Strategy and Transformation Lead to feedback to Public Health Scotland a suggestion to make ‘access to health’ explicit in future Equalities guidance.

The Board had before it report providing an update on progress towards evidencing compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998, the Equality Act 2010, the Scottish Specific Duties contained within the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, and the Fairer Scotland Duty 2018, outlining how person-centred equality and human rights culture was being delivered across all services.

The Strategy and Transformation Lead presented the report and responded to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)           note the progress made to date and the future plans in relation to continued assurance of compliance with our legislative duties in relation to Equality, Human Rights and Fairer Scotland duties;

(b)           instruct the Chief Officer to submit an annual report on the progress made to make the equality duty integral to the exercise of the IJB functions to the Risk Audit and Performance Committee;

(c)           instruct the Chief Officer to submit a progress report on its Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Framework every two years, in advance of publication; and

(d)           instruct the Chief Officer to review the IJB’s Equality Outcomes and submit these to the IJB for approval in advance of the next required renewal date of April 2025.

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to instruct the Strategy and Transformation Lead to feedback to Public Health Scotland a suggestion to make ‘access to health’ explicit in future Equalities guidance; and

(ii)           to otherwise approve the recommendations.