Issue - decisions

(i)             to note the actions contained in the report being taken to increase diversity in leadership;

(ii)           to note the self-assessment and areas for further consideration contained within Appendix A;

(iii)          to note that in the first appropriate committee cycle in 2025/26 the equality, diversity and inclusion action plan, first agreed in 2021, would be updated and reported to the Staff Governance Committee for approval, as a result of the ongoing work, self-assessment exercise and new equality outcomes due to be presented for approval in April 2025;

(iv)          to note that the Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services would check on training that had been offered to elected members, with a view to offering training to all elected members regarding unconscious bias, which was currently part of training offered to recruiting managers; and

(v)           to note that the Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services would provide information regarding (1) the number of complaints that had been received by ethnic minority employees alleging racial discrimination; and (2) uptake of the various training referred to in paragraph 3.5.7 of the report.

To be considered at a later date.