Members were reminded that a report was presented to Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 29 February 2012 which set out the new Equality Act 2010 and the implications for Brentwood Borough Council (BBC).  The Borough  Council had a duty to comply with the Equality Act 2010 as part of the Public Sector Duty. The report before Members provided an update on this previous report about how the Council was currently complying with the Equality Act and also set out how BBC would look to meet its Equality Objectives which were set out in Appendix B of the report.

Cllr Aspinell MOVED and Cllr Lloyd SECONDED the recommendations in the report and following a discussion it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that

Members agree to:

1.    Note the updated report on how the Council is currently complying with the Equality Act in Appendix A to the report.

2.   Officers developing an action plan by April 2015 to ensure the Council meets its Public Sector Equality and Diversity Objectives in Appendix B to the report.