Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Inclusion

Councillor O’Brien, Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Growth presented the report on behalf of Councillor Walmsley. Members were provided with an overview of the proposed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2024-2028 which is a Council only strategy given the dissolution of the CCG in July 2022. The Strategy has been co-produced with community leaders, senior champions and staff groups.

Four years ago Members took the decision to agree a Strategy which not only set out our commitment across the nine protected characteristics recognised by law, but went further in also demonstrating our understanding of the challenges faced by care leavers, carers, military veterans and the socio-economically disadvantaged and our commitment to giving specific focus to supporting these groups and the new Strategy maintains this commitment.

Members suggested that consultation of the Strategy with Team Bury would be helpful.

Decision:

Cabinet:

1.    Noted the successes of the 2020-2024 inclusion strategy and approve the proposed 2024-2028 strategy for adoption by the Council.

Reasons for recommendation(s)

To support continued focus on equality, diversity and inclusion across the borough and support the strategic delivery of LET’S Do It through the prism of protected characteristics. Adoption of this strategy will ensure continued compliance with the council’s legal obligations set out within the Equality Act 2010.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

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