Subject:

Items referred from the Council meeting held on the 22nd January 2021 – Commitment to Helping Those with Hidden Disabilities – Notice of Motion

Date of Meeting:

11 March 2021

Report of:

Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law

Contact Officer:

Name:

Mark Wall

Tel:

01273 291006

 

E-mail:

mark.wall@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Wards Affected:

All

 

 

 

FOR GENERAL RELEASE

 

 

1.         SUMMARY AND POLICY CONTEXT:

 

1.1    To receive the following Notice of Motion which was debated at and referred from the full Council meeting held on the 22nd January 2021.

 

2.         RECOMMENDATIONS:

 

2.1      That the Committee responds to the motion concerning the Commitment to Helping Those with Hidden Disabilities, either by noting it or where it is considered more appropriate, calling for an officer report on the matter as requested, which may give consideration to a range of options.

 

3.         CONTEXT / BACKGROND INFORMATION

3.1      The following resolution from the full council meeting held on the 22 January 2021 for the committee to consider is detailed below:

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

Brighton & Hove City Council

 

Council (Reconvened from 17 December 2020)

 

4.00pm 22 January 2021

 

Virtual

 

MINUTES

 

Present:   Councillors Robins (Chair), Mears (Deputy Chair), Allcock, Appich, Atkinson, Bagaeen, Barnett, Bell, Brennan, Brown, Childs, Clare, Davis, Deane, Druitt, Ebel, Evans, Fishleigh, Fowler, Gibson, Grimshaw, Hamilton, Heley, Henry, Hill, Hills, Hugh-Jones, Janio, Knight, Lewry, Littman, Lloyd, Mac Cafferty, McNair, Moonan, Nemeth, Nield, O'Quinn, Osborne, Peltzer Dunn, Phillips, Pissaridou, Platts, Powell, Rainey, Shanks, Simson, C Theobald, West, Wilkinson and Williams

 

PART ONE

 

 

82             Commitment to Helping Those With Hidden Disabilities

 

82.1      The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Powell on behalf of the Green Group and Labour Group and formally seconded by Councillor Williams.

 

82.2      Councillors Simson and Brennan spoke on the motion and Councillor Powell thanked them for the comments and hoped that the motion would be supported.

 

82.3      The Mayor then put the motion as listed to the vote:

 

This Council calls upon:

·            All Councillors to officially recognise the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower logo, and to officially promote what it stands for, and its importance in breaking stigma;

·            To ask the city council to promote the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower logo, and to promote the message to local businesses to encourage them to formally recognise the scheme;

·            To illustrate that the council is supportive of this initiative and that it is ‘Hidden Disability Friendly’, by promoting the Sunflower logo on its buildings so that residents and visitors can identify the council as ‘Hidden Disability Friendly’;

·            That further to continued work to ensure improved engagement and support for people with disabilities, to request that TECC commissions an action plan to ensure that the city council sets a strong standard of support for those with disabilities.

 

82.4      The Mayor called on each of the Group Leaders to confirm their position as well as the Groups in turn and each of the Independent Members:

 

Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that the Green Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Green Group;

 

Councillor Platts stated that the Labour Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Labour Group;

 

Councillor Bell stated that the Conservative Group were in favour of the motion and this was confirmed by the Members of the Conservative Group;

 

Councillor Brennan confirmed that she was voting for of the motion;

 

Councillor Fishleigh confirmed that she was voting for the motion;

 

Councillor Janio confirmed that he was voting for the motion;

 

Councillor Knight confirmed that she was voting for the motion.

 

82.5      The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried.