Minutes:
The Chair reminded members that they were now in confidential session and ensured that there were no press or public present in the room. He then invited Naomi Cooke and Jeff Houston, Head of Pensions, to introduce their update
There followed a confidential discussion on the matters raised in the update.
The Chair then invited Cllr Sharon Taylor to update the Board on her work as Diversity Champion. Sharon made the following points:
· The LGA Equalities Conference was a huge success and was sold out.
· Work was continuing on highlighting hidden disabilities, including video clips on the LGA website.
· Sharon highlighted the good work being done by several councils on the menopause, and a new campaign on trans rights.
· Sharon said that unfortunately a number of cases of racial abuse linked to the coronavirus outbreak had been seen in recent days which was unacceptable.
· Sharon finished by highlighting a new model parental leave policy for councils developed by the LGA Labour Group. She said that her own council was now using this to good effect.
Decision
The Board noted the update and agreed to renew CEEP UK membership for a further year.