Agenda and decisions

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 27 June 2023 be agreed as an accurate record.

None.

RESOLVED

To recommend to the officers in attendance:

1.    The involvement and representation of more-junior staff in strategic discussions regarding equality, diversity and inclusion, including at the Corporate Equalities Board, be increased.

2.    The next Single Equalities Framework and new Corporate Equalities Board Terms of Reference contain more-purposeful and more-measurable objectives.

3.    The duration of the Disability Policy Officer role be reconsidered before the draft Lewisham Disabled People’s Commission response is submitted to Mayor and Cabinet.

4.    That equalities be measured and considered when evaluating service performance and the distribution of Council resources in the community.  

5.    Equality, diversity and inclusion considerations be built into staff appraisal and one-to-one processes.

6.    In the next Single Equalities Framework, the equalities prisms be more clearly defined.

Report to follow.

Not taken.

RESOLVED

To remove unneeded PSPO, warm hub evaluation, and budget reduction items; move the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy and Local Assemblies item to the November 2023 meeting; add Workforce Equalities to the January 2023 meeting; and to add for information briefings on the development of next single equalities framework.