Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

Corporate Equality Group
19/3/12
APPENDIX 2
IRVINE, 19 MARCH 2012 - At a Meeting of the Corporate Equality Group at 10.00
a.m.
Present
Councillor Margaret McDougall; M. Macfarlane, Head of Human Resources and L.
Morrison, Senior Manager (Human Resources); S. Humphries, Chief Revenue &
Benefits Officer (Finance & Infrastructure); M. Byers, Policy Officer (Planning and
Performance) (Social Services and Health); P. Moore, Senior Educational
Psychologist and P. Chow, Development Worker – Ethnic Minorities (Education and
Skills); M. Adams, Policy and Performance Officer and C. Graham, Committee
Services Support Officer (Chief Executive’s Service).
Apologies for Absence
Councillor Elisabethe Marshall.
Chair
Councillor McDougall in the Chair.
1. Minutes
The Minutes of the Meeting of the Corporate Equality Group held on 5 December
2011 were approved.
2. Equality Progress Reports
2.1 Education and Skills
Submitted report on equality developments in Education and Skills highlighting: -
� Progress on the 21 actions contained within the Equality Action Plan 2011/12
and providing a summary of recent Community Engagement activity;
� The 15 actions proposed for consideration in the 2012/13 Action Plan;
� The outcome of the 27 Equality Impact Assessments carried out in relation to
budget proposals; and
� The main issues discussed at the Education and Skills Working Group
meeting on 20 February 2012.
Clarification was provided in relation to:-
� Consideration being given to other methods of seeking the views of
communities, e.g. through the People’s Panel;
� Proposals for the recording of statistics in relation to bullying within schools;
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