Composition
- The Chairman of the
Policy and Resources Committee or their nominee;
- The Chairman of the
Corporate Services Committee or their nominee;
- The Chairman of the
General Purposes Committee of the Court of Aldermen, or their
nominee
- The Chairman of
Community and Children’s Services Committee, or their
nominee
- The Chief
Commoner
- The Immediate past
Chief Commoner*
- Two Members of the
Policy & Resources Committee
- Two Members of the
Corporate Services Committee
- Two Court of Common
Council Members appointed by the Court
- Together with
co-option by the Sub-Committee of up to two external people (with
no voting rights).
*For part
of the year and then the Chief Commoner Designate for the remainder
of the year (elected in October each year)
Terms
of Reference
As a sub-committee reporting to
Policy & Resources Committee and Corporate Services Committee
responsible for:-
- Oversight and
effectiveness of the City of London Corporation’s policies
and practices in respect of Equality Diversity & Inclusion
including the implementation of the Equality Act 2010 and other
relevant legislation and regulations.
b.
To consider matters of policy and strategic
importance to the City of London Corporation in so far as these
relate to the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
function.
c.
To monitor and scrutinise EDI activities and
outcomes against agreed Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
objectives across all the activities of the City of London
Corporation.
d.
To be responsible for the creation and
implementation an Equality Diversity & Inclusion officer
governance structure across the City of London Corporation,
including its services and its institutions.
e.
To assess what the City of London Corporation does
to tackle prejudice in all its forms and assess any further action
that can be undertaken to promote economic, educational, and social
inclusion.
f.
To be responsible for making recommendations to help
promote the merits of standing for office as an Alderman or Common
Councilman, to enhance the diversity of the Court of Common
Council.
g.
To be responsible for providing guidance and
challenge on the development of the City of London
Corporation’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion principles,
Strategy, business plans and associated action plan.
h.
To have oversight of steps taken by the City of
London Corporation to comply with the 9 protected characteristics
as defined by the Equality Act 2010, Chapter 1.
Reporting and Monitoring
i.
To oversee updates to key Human Resources policies
and procedures relating to Equality, Diversity &
Inclusion.
j.
To provide guidance to officers that will ensure
that the City Corporation is recognised as a world-class leader in
the UK and internationally, ensuring Equality, Diversity &
Inclusion is business and outcome focused
k.
To act as representatives for the City of London
Corporation on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion related
activities it undertakes as an employer, service provider and
global leader in the Financial and Professional Services
sector
l.
To consider new areas of work where the City of
London Corporation can provide thought leadership in the Equality,
Diversity & Inclusion sector.
Targets,
Data and Metrics
m.
To approve and monitor Equality, Diversity &
Inclusion aspirational targets and agreed metrics to help deliver
the City of London Corporation’s ambition as an inclusive
employer, landlord, service provider and a global thought
leader.
n.
To review and provide feedback on the annual
equalities data prior to releasing the annual equalities report on
the City of London Corporations external website.
Socio-Economic Diversity
o.
To oversee the implementation of the City of London
Corporation’s Social Mobility Strategy 2018 to 2028 using the
Five-point pathway recommended by the Socio-economic Taskforce in
the Breaking the class barrier report, 2022.
Accessibility
p.
To oversee and ensure that the City of London
Corporation understands the criteria for accessibility set by the
government and ensure that it works towards the government’s
accessibility accreditation scheme
Budget and
Resources
q.
To oversee the mapping exercise of resources
available for Equality Diversity & Inclusion work across the
City of London, its services and institutions and suggest
priorities within those.
