Issue - items at meetings - Equalities report re disabilities

Report fo the Acting Director of Strategy and Governance

30.1    The Head of Equalities and Inclusion introduced the report on disability issues.

30.1         Members asked about the built environment and ‘Lifetime Neighbourhood’ concept, support for Carers of people with disabilities, disabled young people, the staff bus and encouraging people with disabilities to apply for Council jobs.

30.3    The Head of Equalities and Inclusion gave further details and answered questions. HR monitoring information does not specify the type of impairment, though some staff belonging to the Disabled Workers Forum are known to be visually impaired.

30.4The Commission welcomed the report and agreed that it wished positively to support officers in the good work already being done.

30.5It was agreed to establish a four-Member Panel to ensure progress on the issues raised about staff disabilities from the Diversity Peer Challenge (as reported to 14 July OSC) and to investigate:

-- issues relating to performance under the Local Area Agreement.

-- action taken by the council to encourage people with disabilities to apply for a job

30.6Progress from the Equalities and Inclusion Action Plan, was already being monitored via the regular reports within the existing OSC work programme.

30.7RESOLVED - that OSC establish a four-Member scrutiny panel as minuted at 30.5 above.