Agenda and minutes

In advance of the meeting, formal apologies for absence were received from Tobi Ruth Adebekun and Irem Yerdelen.

In the absence of the Chair, Tobi Ruth Adebekun, the Deputy Chair, Alderman Sir William Russell, chaired the meeting. 

There were no declarations.

To approve the minutes and non-public summary of the previous meeting held on XX.

RESOLVED – That the public minutes and non-public summary of the previous meeting, held on 8^th January 2025, be approved as an accurate record.

The Committee considered a Report of the Town Clerk concerning the re-appointment of Michael Asante to the Barbican Centre Board for a second three-year term.

RESOLVED – That the Committee endorsed the re-appointment of Michael Asante to serves as an external Member on the Barbican Centre Board for a second three-year term, commencing 1^st August 2025, and concluding on 31^st July 2028. 

Separately, the Chair took the opportunity to inform the Committee that Despina Tsatsas would be stepping down from the Board after the Barbican Centre Board meeting on 17^th July. Recruitment planning for Ms Tsatsas’s successor had begun and this would take account of the Skills and Diversity Audit. The People, Culture and Inclusion Committee would lead on the appointment process with an endorsement then being submitted to the Board in due course. It was anticipated that the appointment would not require the use of external recruiters.

The Committee considered a Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre concerning the progress of the Barbican’s EDI strategy and associated action plans since the full Annual Update in January 2025.

RESOLVED – That the Committee:

• Recommends to the Barbican Board that it uses the feedback from the anti-racism training (appendix 1) to inform themes for reflection during the next Board away-day.
  
  
• Recommends to the Barbican Board that it embarks on an adapted version of the 90-minute people manager training module (practising scenarios) to strengthen their anti-racism leadership.
  
  
• Approved that the Committee continued to receive a separate EDI Strategy update report, annually rather than the current rate of twice a year, and receive high level EDI updates embedded as part of PCI strategy Reports.

There were no questions.

There was no other urgent business.

MOTION – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of Exempt Information, as defined in Part 1, of Schedule 12(A), of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED – That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 21A of the Local Government Act.

To approve the non-public minutes of the meeting previously held on XX.

The Committee received a Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre providing an update on several key initiatives shaping the Barbican Centre’s culture, workforce, and operations.

The Committee received a Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre concerning the Barbican Optimal Operating Model (BOOM).

The Committee considered a Report of the Interim CEO, Barbican Centre concerning the Barbican’s People, Culture, and Inclusion Strategy. 

The Committee received the appendices to Item 5.

There were no non-public questions.

There was one item of non-public business.

RESOLVED – That the confidential minutes of the previous meeting, held on 8^th January 2025, be approved as an accurate record.