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City of York Council Actions in Response to the York Anti-Racism and Inclusion Strategy

This report provides a plan of action as the City of York Council’s (CYC) response to the Five Year Anti-Racism and Inclusion Strategy which was presented to and approved by Executive and full Council in July 2023.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

i. Approved the initial CYC Anti-Racism Action Plan attached at Annex A of the report including:

a. Actioning the output from a workforce race equality impact assessment which will inform further plans;

b. Reviewing further the Anti Racism and Equality Strategy findings and recommendations relating to Housing, Schools and Social Care and work with directorate management teams on dedicated responses;

c. Continue to engage with the council’s Black, Asian and Racially Minoritised Communities (BARMC) staff group and wider workforce to inform strategy, policy and process change; and

d. To work with city partners and IERUK 3.0 on city wide solutions.

Reason: To demonstrate the City of York Council’s commitment to eradicating racism and working with partners to become an Anti-Racist City.

Minutes:

The Director of Customer & Communities introduced the report which sought to approve the plan of actions outlined within the report in response to the Five Year Anti-Racism and Inclusion Strategy which was presented to and approved by Executive and full Council in July 2023.

The Executive Leader noted that the work currently focused on the internal structures of the Council. This work would cover the representation of Council staff and how the Council recruits to better represent the city. Discussing the action plan the Executive outlined the need for measurable outcomes when embedding anti-racism into the Council’s strategies.