Decision - Fair & Inclusive update including Workforce Equalities Report 2020-21

RESOLVED: That the Committee – (i) Noted the report; (ii) Continued to support and champion the actions within the Fair & Inclusive Action Plan; (iii) Instructed officers to publish voluntary 2021 ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting in Autumn 2022 to allow meaningful engagement with stakeholders, and to break down the ethnicity pay gap into the categories Black Asian Minority Ethnic British, Black Asian Minority Other, White British, White Irish, White Other, rather than White British/All other, as agreed at Policy & Resources Committee in July 2021; (iv) Further instructed officers to bring a report back to the October meeting of the Policy & Resources Committee outlining how the actions and initiatives taken contribute to achieving the Equality Objectives that the Council has set for itself and published in compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.

The report reviews Brighton & Hove City Council’s progress towards becoming a fairer and more inclusive workplace and fulfils its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. It identifies continuing inequalities affecting BME, disabled and other under-represented staff, particularly in recruitment, progression and higher-graded roles, and sets out actions for 2021-22.