Agenda item - Equalities Action Plan Update

Report of the Head of Planning and Public Protection (copy attached)

30.1         The Committee considered a report of the Head of Planning and Public Protection providing an update on the progress of the Equalities Action Plan.

30.2    It was explained that following consideration of a report by the Committee in September 2010 on the Equalities Review which had taken place an Action Plan had been developed which had been updated on an on-going basis since that time. The current version was included as Appendix 1 to the report. Since approval of the original report by Committee the Government’s Transport Committee had published its Seventh Special Report which had included recommendations to amend Hackney Carriage and Private Hire legislation (The Road to Reform). The Government’s response to that report was included at Appendix 2. At the same  time the Law Commission had announced that it was also looking at updating taxi and private hire legislation, a summary of those changes was included at Appendix 3 to the report.

30.3    RESOLVED – That the Committee endorses progress made including future actions proposed to concentrate on the Significant Unmet Demand Survey.