Decision - Inclusive Cities Project

RESOLVED – 1: That the Committee agree to Brighton & Hove City Council joining eleven other UK local authorities as part of the Inclusive Cities project which will run from now until June 2022;

(2) That the Committee agree that the elected member representative to work on this project will be Councillor Grimshaw, lead member for equalities, alongside the operational lead within the Communities, Equality and Third Sector Team;

(3) That the committee note that the task force to lead this piece of work – as required for participation in the project (paragraph 3.3 of the report) will form a sub-group of and report into the city’s Equality and Inclusion Partnership;

(4) That the Committee agree that the elected member representative and the operational lead within the Communities, Equality and Third Sector Team report back to the Tourism, Equalities, communities and Culture Committee once a year until June 2022 to inform the Committee about progress made and to receive feedback and input; and

(5) That the Committee agree that due attention is paid to intersectionality (i.e., double-discrimination) by the task force and that the task force aims to achieve a representation as wide and as diverse as possible during the duration of the Inclusive Cities Project.