The Portfolio Holder for Rural Services and Communities presented a report by the Director of Commissioning outlining the corporate approach of Shropshire Council towards continuing compliance with its Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), as set out in the Equality Act 2010, including the requirement to publish a corporate Equality Objectives Action Plan for the period 2016/2020.

            RESOLVED:

i)       That the publication of Shropshire Council’s Equality Objectives Action Plan for 2016 to 2020, in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, be agreed.

ii)     That the progress made in this policy arena be noted and the necessary and optimum linkages to be made between this document, the Corporate Plan 2016 to 2017, and associated corporate and partnership documentation, as part of good practice approaches towards meeting the needs of the diverse communities served by the Council and partners.

iii)    That a progress report on equality developments at local, regional and national level be received at a timely future date, at which point further recommendations may be tabled.