Decision details
COMPREHENSIVE EQUALITY POLICY
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To advise the Cabinet on progress regarding the Council’s commitment to and delivery of the Council’s statutory obligations to the Diversity agenda.
Decision:
THAT progress of the Comprehensive Equality Policy and associated equality schemes be noted.
Reasons for the decision:
The changing and diverse nature of the community of Herefordshire should be recognised and acknowledged, along with the challenges this brings. The Comprehensive Equality Policy (CEP) is the umbrella document that sets out the Council’s commitment to achieving excellence and meeting its statutory responsibilities to promote and implement equality when it is:
· Providing services
· Purchasing services
· Employing staff
· Working in partnership with other organisations
The CEP
provides the focus to ensure that the Council meets the criteria
needed to reach Level 3 of the Equality Standard by March
2008. The CEP is underpinned by the
Race Equality Scheme (RES) Disability Equality Scheme (DES) and the
Gender Equality Scheme (GES). It should
be noted that the RES the DES and the GES are incorporated within
the CEP, and therefore their action plans sit as appendices to
it.
Alternative options considered:
There are no Alternative Options.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Publication date: 21/09/2007
Date of decision: 20/09/2007