Bridgend County Borough Council

Equalities Committee – Agenda, Reports & Meeting Details

May 2006 – May 2007

Listed below are the dates, times and locations of meetings of the Equalities Committee.

If you click on a date an agenda web page will open with hyperlinks to each of the public agenda items. This will open a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file for you to view the details of that item.

If you click on the minutes a Word document will be downloaded for you to view.

If you have any problems with these pages or links, or have any queries regarding the Equalities committee or their meetings, contact the relevant Officer listed below.

Officer Contact Details: Web pages/Meetings

Name:

Gary Jones

Address:

Level 2, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend. CF31 4WB

Telephone:

(01656) 643385

Fax:

(01656) 643134

Email:

Cabinet_committee@bridgend.gov.uk

Officer Contact Details: Equalities

Name:

Linda Smith

Address:

Level 4, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend. CF31 4WB

Telephone:

(01656) 643332

Fax:

(01656) 643688

Email:

policyunit@bridgend.gov.uk

Details and Role of the Equalities Committee

Agenda and Reports

Location and Time of Meetings

Minutes

27 Jul 2006

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

2.15pm

Meeting cancelled

30 Aug 2006

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

2:15pm

1-9

20 Sep 2006

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

3:30pm

10-17

07 Nov 2006

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

2:30pm

18 - 24

19 Dec 2006

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

2:30pm

25 - 31

21 Feb 2007

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

1:30pm

32 - 42

02 Apr 2007

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

10:00am

Postponed

14 May 2007

Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices

10:00am

Cancelled

What is the Role of the Equalities Committee?

1.

Purpose

The remit of the Equalities Committee is to advise and make recommendations to Cabinet and Council on the mainstreaming of equalities into the work of the Council as a community leader, service provider and fair employer. The Committee will also support the Authority in achieving the aims set out in the Bridgend County Borough Community Strategy and the Corporate Improvement Plan.

2.

Role and Responsibilities

To prepare and develop corporate equality policies and schemes for recommendation in fulfilment of the Authority’s statutory duties and in line with its commitment to achieve the Equality Standard for Local Government in Wales.

To make recommendations on the setting of equality priorities within the Authority.

To consider proposals from the Corporate Equalities Management Group relating to the implementation of the Authority’s statutory equality duties and the Equality Standard for Local Government in Wales.

To monitor and review the implementation of the Authority’s equality policies and schemes and the Equality Standard for Local Government in Wales.

To receive statistical profiling reports across the equality strands (gender, marital status, age, race, disability, Welsh language, faith and sexual orientation) on service and employment.

To advise on the promotion of stakeholder involvement and monitor the involvement of stakeholders in the development of equality policies.

To advise on the effective promotion of equality mainstreaming within the Council, including appropriate training measures for Councillor.

To promote and provide community leadership on equality issues by developing a programme of initiatives to be recommended to Cabinet aimed at eliminating discrimination, promoting equal opportunities and good community relations across the County Borough.

To report to the Cabinet on a quarterly basis on the Authority’s progress towards fulfilling its statutory equality duties and progress towards achieving the Equality Standard for Local Government in Wales.

Membership – 13 Members

M M Bertorelli

D A D Brett

Cllr R D L Burns

A E Davies

L Davies

Cllr C A Green (BA) (Leader & Chairperson)

Cllr R G Hughes

R Jenkins

J Radford

K Rowlands

D Sage

J H Tildesley

K Watkins