Agenda item

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

The Committee was advised this report had been withdrawn for further consideration.

The Committee received a verbal update from the Equalities, Diversity and Human Rights Manager, who spoke of the Force’s participation in the Stonewall Equality Index. A meeting was scheduled for 27^th February with the Stonewall Relationship Manager which would assist the Force in identifying areas for improvement in order to enhance its position in  the index.

Members requested further detail in future of the Force’s standing on the index. The Commissioner added that participation in the index was voluntary, and due to the organisation seeking to find efficiencies, this work could mean trade-offs in staffing to achieve these deliverables and an action plan and costing would be clarified.