Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Chief Executive.

The Head of Governance presented the Gender Pay Gap report.

Members were advised that a Gender Equality Gap Report which detailed Dover District Council’s gender pay position as at 31 March 2019 must be published by 30 March 2020. It must then be reported and published at least annually. The report statement was prepared to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017.

The Head of Community and Digital Services advised Members that 6 March 2020 was International Women’s Day and that the Council would be holding an event to celebrate this.

In response to a question about benchmarking, it was stated that this could be looked at after all authorities had published their reports. The Council was also developing its succession planning for the future.

Councillor H M Williams, duly seconded by Councillor C D Zosseder, moved that there be a policy statement to encourage women to apply for jobs at the council. On being put to the vote this was LOST.

Councillor C A Vinson moved, it was duly seconded, and

RESOLVED:       That the report be noted.

To consider the attached report of the Head of Governance.

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance

It was agreed:

(a)  That the Gender Pay Gap Report, as set out at paragraph 3 of the report, be approved and published on the Council’s website and on the Government portal.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to approve the Gender Pay Gap Figures for publication from 2021 onwards.