Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor F M Gordon be elected Chair for the 2014/2015 Municipal Year.

(COUNCILLOR F M GORDON CHAIR PRESIDED)

RESOLVED that Councillor J C Bayliss be elected Vice-Chair for the 2014/2015 Municipal Year.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors V M Evans,

Y V Jardine, E T Kirchner and G J Tanner.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Equalities Committee held on 9 April 2014 be agreed as a correct record subject to the following amendment:

Add Councillor L V Walton to the list of apologies.

            The Chair presented the proposed Draft Workplan for 2014/2015.

            RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.

            The Committee were requested to focus on the following subject areas for forthcoming meetings in a workshop session:

·         2 July 2014 - tackling poverty and health in equality.

·         27 August and 24 September - asylum seekers, immigration and community cohesion.

·         22 October, 19 November and 17 December - interpersonal violence - domestic abuse, female genital mutilation and human trafficking.

·         21 January 2015 - possible briefing on UNCRC implementation.

·         15 April 2015 - cross Authority response/work with Armed Services/ex Service personnel.

      Members were asked to consider the following in respect of each topic:

·         What are the key questions/issues you wish to be addressed in examining the above subjects?

·         What information do you need to have about the subjects?

·         In what form will you want that information - briefing report, presentation or workshop?

·         What sort of activity would you prefer to enable examination of the subject e.g. a visit to service provision, invitation to speak (possibly a relevant officer or representative from local/national organisation) at a subsequent Committee meeting etc.?

Members provided feedback in relation to discussions and written responses to the questions.  The Chair will build the responses into the Equalities Committee Workplan going forward.

Councillor J C Bayliss, LGBT Champion updated the Committee on his role.  He provided information regarding the activities and the work he had undertaken. 

RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.

NOTED that the date of the next meeting was 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 2 July 2014.