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.