Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

Subject:
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
Agenda Item 10
10 April 2012
The Executive of North Ayrshire Council
Equality Action Plan 2012/13
Purpose: To advise on the development of the Equality Action
Plan 2012/13 and the Minutes of the Corporate
Equality Group meeting held on 19 March 2012.
Recommendation: That the Executive (a) approves the Equality Action
Plan 2012/13 set out at Appendix 1; and (b) notes the
Minutes of the Corporate Equality Group meeting on
19 March 2012 contained in Appendix 2.
1. Introduction
1.1 On 28 February 2011, the Scrutiny Committee noted the Annual
Equality Report 2009/10 and agreed that the Minutes of the Corporate
Equality Group would be submitted to the Executive in future.
2. Current Position
2.1 The Corporate Equality Group met on 19 March 2012 to consider the
Equality Action Plan 2012/13 and other recent equality developments.
3. Proposals
3.1 Each service has contributed to developing the Equality Action Plan
for 2012/13 which is attached at Appendix 1. The plan describes the
key actions proposed over the next year to prepare for the
implementation of the new public sector equality duty and other
activities to promote equality in North Ayrshire.
3.2 The minutes of the Corporate Equality Group meeting held on 19
March 2012 are attached at Appendix 2. The other main issues
considered at the meeting related to:-
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the revised public sector equality duty regulations;
proposed improvements to the equality impact assessment
process;
the launch of an equality e-learning course for managers; and
the development of equality outcomes
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