Venue: Committee Room 3A, Guildhall, Swansea. View directions
Contact: Michelle Roberts, Scrutiny Officer
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Disclosure of Personal or Prejudicial Interests Minutes: None |
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10.30am Departmental Equality Staff Representatives - roundtable meeting PDF 43 KB Minutes: The Panel met with
16 staff equality representatives at a roundtable meeting to discuss a set of
questions that were circulated prior to the meeting. These included (full notes
will be available in the findings report at the end of the Inquiry) 1.
Why did
you decide to become a staff equality representative? 2.
What
does the role involve? 3.
Do you
feel confident in the role? 4.
Have
you had adequate training/development to assist you with this role? 5.
Who do
you contact if you have any queries or require advice about this role or
something you are being asked to do? 6.
What do
you see as the potential challenges for this role? 7.
Do you
think this role has scope for improvement? How? 8.
Are you
aware of who the relevant Councillor Champions are? Have you ever contacted
them and/or worked with them on issues? 9.
Do you
believe Swansea Council takes equality and diversity issues seriously? 10. Do you have any suggestions about anything
that you believe would lead to a more inclusive environment? 11. What steps do you think the organisation could
take to promote equality of opportunity and increasingly reflect society’s
diversity? |
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11.30am Q&A Session with Director of Education PDF 90 KB Minutes: The Panel met with the Head of
the Stakeholder Engagement Unit Rhodri Jones to discuss the equalities aspects
within the Education Directorate. The
aspects were discussed (full notes will be available in the
findings report at the end of the Inquiry) ·
In your opinion whose responsibility is it to
implement and embed equalities in the organisation? ·
How
do you ensure a consistent approach to the completion and the quality of
Equality Impact Assessments within your directorate? ·
Do
you have staff who are specifically trained on the procedures and the practice
of EIAs? Who in your directorate
monitors these for quality? ·
How do you ensure equalities are embedded in
everything that is done within your directorate? What does this involve? ·
Who are the key influencers with regards to equality
in your directorate? For example Cabinet
Member, Equality Champions (councillor and/and staff) ·
What training plan do you have relating to
equalities matters? How are staff training needs assessed in relation to these
training needs? ·
What
changes will you need to make in your directorate to address the
requirements/duties under the Equalities Act (public sector duty) and Future
Generations Act, social service and wellbeing act etc. in order to fulfil those
your directorates equality duties. ·
What is your directorate doing to identify and
remove any barriers to accessing services? ·
How do you work with equality organisations,
services users and other key partners to deliver your services in line with
equalities legislation for example through co-production? ·
Can
you take the panel through those aspects in the Equality Plan that relate to
your Directorate in particular the attached objectives as shown in the recently
published Equality Review Report 2017/2018 |
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Minutes: Received by the panel |