Issue - meetings

This report seeks to pull together several existing workstreams into a cohesive new plan for the city. It identifies progress to date alongside a Gypsy and Traveller Action plan for the coming 12 months

Resolved:

                         i.         Approved the action plan at Annex A of the report;

                        ii.         Noted that further mapping to understand where Gypsy and Traveller communities may be living within the city, and wider consultation, will take place over the next 12 months as per the action plan;

                      iii.         Agreed that annual updates will be considered at the

Decision Session of the Executive Member for

Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights

and Equalities.

Reason:     To address the inequalities faced by people from the Gypsy and Traveller communities throughout Council strategies.

The Assistant Director Customer, Communities and Inclusion noted that the Councils last Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Strategy ran from 2013 – 2018 and that since 2021 the Council had been consulting on a new strategy. She highlighted that the communities consulted did not wish for an individual strategy, but instead wished to be considered as part of all Council strategies. Therefore she noted that the report proposed a Gypsy and Traveller Action Plan and confirmed that the Council would seek engagement with the Roma and Boater Communities to include them within the action plan and Council strategies.

The Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities thanked all those involved in the creation of the action plan. He welcomed the opportunity for the action plan to feed into everything the Council did and that it would provide targets from which to judge the Council’s performance. He noted that this work would be the start of a journey with more work to be done on areas such as health and education.

The Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects and Equalities highlighted the need to address inequality affecting communities across the city. She noted that the action plan would provide a strong basis to address the significant disadvantages which are faced by people from the Gypsy and Traveller communities.

Resolved:

                         i.         Approved the action plan at Annex A of the report;

                        ii.         Noted that further mapping to understand where Gypsy and Traveller communities may be living within the city, and wider consultation, will take place over the next 12 months as per the action plan;

                      iii.         Agreed that annual updates will be considered at the

Decision Session of the Executive Member for

Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights

and Equalities.

Reason:     To address the inequalities faced by people from the Gypsy and Traveller communities throughout Council strategies.