Agenda item

To receive a report of the Equalities, Diversity and Human Rights Manager.

The Committee received a report of the Equality and Diversity Manager that presented the updated Members on the independent review of the Force’s performance against the Integrating Level of the Equality Standard for Police completed in July 2013.

Members were updated that the Force would receive an interim report on its participation in the Workplace Equality Index. The Force would also continue to improve its practice around LGB staff and Stonewall would provide feedback on the Force’s performance.

It was noted that recruitment for a new Member for the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) would be required after a former member had stepped down. The Equality and Diversity Manager would be meeting with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Independent Advisory Group to ensure that a more stringent process for recruitment of Members to the IAG would occur in the future, one similar to the process for the recruitment of Independent Members of Police Committee.