Archived decisions

Appendix 1

BV Review of Equality and Diversity in Hampshire County Council - April 2004 - March 2005

Project Plan

Core Team: John Clarke - Sponsor; Jane Goodwin - review leader; Jenny Heath - Performance Manager

ESAG +Dept groups as extended Team

External members: Jo Dixon - Community Action Hampshire; Toni Johnson - West Sussex County Council

Elected Members: Cllr. Tony Ludlow; Cllr Pat West; Cllr Bill Wheeler

Phase 1

Date

Points to note

First meeting agree the scope

17 May 2004

 

Create the Vision

6 July 2004

 

Determine the Approach

9 July 2004 - core team

  

Phase 1 report to PRC

Meeting 9 Sept

Chairman's brief 27 Aug

Plan phase 2

8 October

Agree research phase

Challenge

Arrange event Oct/Nov

Challenge/Compare with other LA's/public bodies/private orgs.

External validation

To be agreed

Stuart Speeden - author of ESLG to carry out assessment, details and timing to be agreed

Identify options

10 December 2004

 

Phase 2 report to PRC

Options report to January 2005 PRC

  

Final plan

Arrange meet Feb

  

Phase 3 report to PRC

Present improvement to PRC Mar 2005

  

All review team members to ensure that an account is kept of the time they spend when involved with review business in terms of hours and salary grades - timesheet to be provided.

Anticipated outputs from the review as agreed by Cabinet 15 December 2003:

    _ Achievement of level 3 of the Standard

    _ New aims in relation to equality and diversity, which will be incorporated in the Corporate Strategy

    _ A plan for delivering these aims

    _ Validation of the Council's policies and guidance that relate to equality and diversity

The process will check the efficacy of the Council's approach in delivering the equality and diversity aims in terms of:

    _ Location of team

    _ Resourcing of team/function

    _ Role, resourcing and function of the Equality Strategic Action Group (ESAG) and departmental groups

    _ How is the Council held accountable

    _ Links with social inclusion, crime and disorder strategy, community engagement review

In order to answer these questions extensive research will be required about the practice in other organisations as well as an assessment of the views and experience of stakeholders.

Key stakeholders:

    _ Community Action Hampshire (CAH)

    _ Compact Working Group

    _ Hampshire Strategic Partnership

    _ Strategic Health Authority (Parvin Damani)

    _ Criminal Justice agencies (Hamid Samy)

    _ Race and Equality Network of other Hampshire Authorities

    _ Staff, Unions, Members

    _ Commission for Race Equality; Disability Rights Commission; Equal Opportunities Commission: Dialog (Employers Org);

    _ HCC Citizen's Panel and Staff Panel

Comparison with other organisations:

    _ County Councils Network

    _ Equality standard network

    _ LEADER (local) network - to include B&Q, Ford, HSBC

Other sources of evidence:

MORI staff and residents survey

Departmental assessments (REMIT)

Policy unit research on social inclusion within HCC