To consider and comment on the review of the Council’s Equality Strategy and refreshed Equality Action Plan 2018 – 2021, and provide response to the Executive.

The Community Intelligence Manager introduced the Equality Strategy and Action Plan 2018-2021.  The report summarised progress made in the development of the Strategy and a refresh of the Action Plan, which had been published to demonstrate the Council’s compliance with its Equality Duty.

In light of the report, a Member queried how monitoring of the four objectives was carried out.  In response the Community Intelligence Manager advised that lead officers allocated with actions from the plan were contacted regularly to check on progress and were assisted if needed. 

The Community Intelligence Manager would investigate and provide a response to Members on the project to profile Houghton Regis and develop and understand the needs of this area.

RECOMMENDED that the Equality Strategy and Action Plan 2018-2021 be fully endorsed.