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CONSULTATION FEEDBACK AND EQUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR THE 2019-20 COUNCIL BUDGET AND PROPOSALS FOR 2020-21 COUNCIL BUDGET

Meeting: 05/02/2019 - Executive (Item 80)

80 CONSULTATION FEEDBACK AND EQUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR THE 2019-20 COUNCIL BUDGET AND PROPOSALS FOR 2020-21 COUNCIL BUDGET pdf icon PDF 234 KB

On 4 December 2018 the Executive approved new budget proposals for consultation with the public, interested parties, staff and the Trade Unions. 

 

The Assistant Director, Office of the Chief will submit a report (Document “AR”) which provides feedback from the public engagement and consultation programme and sets out a summary of the equality assessments carried out on the Executive’s Budget proposals for 2019-20 and 2020-21. There is particular reference to the Council’s responsibilities under equality legislation to enable the Executive to have due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty when considering its recommendations to Council on a budget for 2019-20 and proposals for 2020-21 budget.

 

Recommended –

 

That in accordance with Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Executive has regard to the information contained in this report, appendices and equality assessments when considering the recommendations to make to the Council on a budget for 2019-20 and proposals for 2020-21 on 21 February 2019.

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

 

(Kathryn Jones 01274 433664)

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved –

 

That in accordance with Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Executive has regard to the information contained in Document “AR”, appendices and equality assessments and the tabled addendum 1, when considering the recommendations to make to the Council on a budget for 2019-20 and proposals for 2020-21 on 21 February 2019.

 

ACTION: Chief Executive

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

 

(Kathryn Jones 01274 433664)

 

Minutes:

On 4 December 2018 the Executive approved new budget proposals for consultation with the public, interested parties, staff and the Trade Unions. 

 

The Assistant Director, Office of the Chief submitted a report (Document “AR”) which provided feedback from the public engagement and consultation programme and sets out a summary of the equality assessments carried out on the Executive’s Budget proposals for 2019-20 and 2020-21. There was particular reference to the Council’s responsibilities under equality legislation to enable the Executive to have due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty when considering its recommendations to Council on a budget for 2019-20 and proposals for 2020-21 budget.

 

The Assistant Director further tabled an addendum to the consultation document following the end of the consultation on 27 January 2019, the Council had received a further 588 comments on the budget proposals from people and groups.  The proposals generating the most comments were regarding Welfare Advice and Customer Services; Libraries, Youth Service and the raise in Council Tax.  It was stated that the Equality Impacts Assessments will be updated in light of the additional feedback received.

 

The Leader welcome the good number of responses received to the budget proposals and it was confirmed that the number of responses were slightly up from last year.

 

The Leader stated she looked forward to receiving the EIA’s prior the next meeting of the Executive on 19 February.

 

Resolved –

 

That in accordance with Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Executive has regard to the information contained in Document “AR”, appendices and equality assessments and the tabled addendum 1, when considering the recommendations to make to the Council on a budget for 2019-20 and proposals for 2020-21 on 21 February 2019.

 

ACTION: Chief Executive

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate