Decision details
Tower Hamlets Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Inequalities Commission Action Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report submits the action plan response
to the findings of the Tower Hamlets Black, Asian & Minority
Ethnic Inequalities Commission.
The Commission made 23 recommendations across areas of community
leadership, health, education, and employment. The action plan
details what the council, and the wider partnership, will do to
respond to the recommendations and improve outcomes for the
borough’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
Decision:
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.
DECISION
1. To agree the council’s commitments to the anti-racist pledge and note that the actions will be reviewed and updated through on-going appraisal of progress (Appendix 2 to the report).
2. To agree the actions set out in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Inequalities Commission Action Plan and note that the actions will be reviewed and updated through on-going appraisal of progress (Appendix 2 to the report).
3. To agree to create a £1m reserve to provide the funding needed to deliver the programme set out in the action plan. This will be in addition to the use of £595,000 from existing budgets, bringing the total for delivering the attached action plan to £1,582,691.
4. To agree to delegate authority to the Corporate Director – Resources to approve funding requests for individual projects from the newly created reserve, following consultation with the Director Strategy, Improvement and Transformation.
Action by:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE (W. TUCKLEY)
(Director strategy, improvement and transformation (S. Godman)
(Head of Corporate Strategy and Policy (A. Hoque)
Reasons for Decision
This report sets out an ambitious action plan to address the findings and
recommendations of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Inequalities
Commission. It follows conversations with our partners and builds on our
commitment to tackle inequalities faced by our Black, Asian and Minority
Ethnic residents. It includes investment of £1,582,691 to deliver the action
plan.
Alternative Options
Cabinet could choose not to agree the action plan, but this is not
recommended. The actions address specific areas of need and inequalities
faced by our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic residents, and are supported
by a robust evidence base.
Report author: Dee Burnett
Publication date: 29/10/2021
Date of decision: 27/10/2021
Decided at meeting: 27/10/2021 - Cabinet
Effective from: 06/11/2021
Accompanying Documents:
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