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RESOLVED that the decision record of the joint meeting of the Cabinet Members held on the 19th March, 2024 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED that the Strategic Equality Plan Annual Report for 2023-25 be approved.
There were no declarations of personal interest.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the decision record of the joint meeting of the Cabinet Members held on the 19th March, 2024 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED that the decision record of the joint meeting of the Cabinet Members held on the 19th March, 2024 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the Strategic Equality Plan Annual Report for 2023-25 be approved.
The Cabinet Members considered the Strategy Equality Plan Annual Report for 2023-25. The Equality Act 2010 brings together and replaces the previous legislation and simplifies and strengthens the law, making it easier for people to understand and comply with. The majority of the Act came into force on 1 October 2010. The report informed that two years of annual reporting had been brought together to reflect the fact that the key focus during 2023-24 was the revision and approval of the Strategic Equality Plan. The new general duty covered the following protected characteristics: • Age • Gender reassignment • Sex • Race – including ethnic or national origin, colour or nationality • Religion and belief – including lack of belief • Disability • Marriage and Civil Partnership • Pregnancy and maternity • Sexual Orientation. As part of the report, progress is shown against the following equality objectives for 2024-28 for Carmarthenshire County Council: 1. Being an employer of choice. 2. Enabling residents to live and age well. 3. Embedding Community Cohesion in our organisation and our community 4. Protecting and strengthening equality and human rights. Annual reports will assist Authorities in monitoring their own work, as well as providing transparency for stakeholders. Annual reports must include the specified employment information, including information on training and pay and they must include the specified employment information, including information on training and pay. RESOLVED that the Strategic Equality Plan Annual Report for 2023-25 be approved.
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