Equal Opportunities Forum - 24 July 2007
Location: Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORUM
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber,Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday, 24 July 2007 at 7.30pm.
Members of Three Rivers District Council
Representatives of Watford, Rickmansworth and South Oxhey Police
Representatives of Citizens' Advice Bureau, South Oxhey
Representatives of Council for Racial Equality, Watford
Representatives of Victim Support Scheme
Officers of Three Rivers District Council
Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
10 July 2007
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1. | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
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2. | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
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3. | MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 27 FEBRUARY 2007 AND MATTERS ARISING
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| To confirm as a correct record the Notes of the meeting held on 27 February 2007 (circulated separately).
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4. | MATTERS ARISING FROM THE INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL PARENTS AND CARERS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
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| To discuss the feedback from the informal discussion with parents and carers of disabled children and young people.
 | 07 07 24 EO i - (04) pre mtg notes. DOWNLOAD |
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5. | WORK OF WATFORD MENCAP
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| To receive a presentation from Doug Eungblat (Chairman) and Jane Pattinson (Director) at Watford Mencap on the work of MENCAP in Three Rivers.
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6. | CORPORATE EQUALITIES PERFORMANCE MONITORING REPORT
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| This report updates the Equal Opportunities Forum on the Corporate Performance of the Council against its Best Value Performance Indicator targets relating to equality for 2006-2007. In the last year the Council has achieved Level 2 of the Equality Standard and seen improvements in access to services.
| 07 07 24 EO i - (06) corp equalities perf mon. DOWNLOAD |
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7. | CORPORATE EQUALITY PLAN 2006-2009
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| This report details the good progress made over the past year on the Corporate Equality Plan 2006-2009.
| 07 07 24 EO i - (07) corp equalities plan. DOWNLOAD |
| 07 07 24 EO i - (07) corp equality plan-app. DOWNLOAD |
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8. | GENERIC EQUALITY SCHEME
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| This report recommends that the Equal Opportunities Forum notes the attached Generic Equality Scheme and feedback from community consultation and that the Forum recommends to the Executive Committee that it is published on the Council's website.
| 07 07 24 EO i - (08) generic equality scheme. DOWNLOAD |
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9. | UPDATES FROM OTHER FORUMS - Domestic Violence Forum, Pensioners Forum and Youth Council
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| To receive the minutes for the above meetings and to give a verbal update where necessary.
| 07 07 24 EO i - (09) DV Forum Minutes. DOWNLOAD |
| 07 07 24 EO i - (09) pensioner forum mins. DOWNLOAD |
| 07 07 24 EO i - (09) YC mins draft. DOWNLOAD |
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10. | 2007-2008 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORUM WORK PROGRAMME
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| To consider the work programme of the forum for 2007-2008.
| 07 07 24 EO i - (10) work programme. DOWNLOAD |
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11. | ANY OTHER BUSINESS
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12. | DATE OF NEXT MEETING
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| Tuesday 20 November 2007
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Download this agenda in Word format below