29 September 2011

Date: 

Thursday, 29 September, 2011

Time: 

14:00

Location: 

Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year.

02 Appointment of Vice-Chair

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year.

03 Apologies for Absence
04 Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point, and that they should leave the meeting room before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is disclosed.

05 Non-exempt Minutes

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 5, from 7 April 2011, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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06 Public Questions

Members are asked to receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

07 Human Resources Committee Constitution and Training

This report, attached marked 7, brings the latest version of the Committee's constitution to the notice of its Members and asks them to consider whether there is any training or development, which should be undertaken by the Committee in order to fulfil its role.

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PDF icon 07 Appendix HR Cttee Constitution & Training.pdf30.55 KB
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08 Member Development from April 2012

This report, attached marked 8, requests consideration of future elected Member development proposals.

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09 Amended Internal Disputes Resolution

This report, attached marked 9, asks that the Committee consider and agree the amended procedure at Stage 2, Internal Disputes Resolution.

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PDF icon 09a1 - Appendix to Amendment to IDRP.pdf18.53 KB
PDF icon 09a2 - Appendix 2 to IDRP.pdf17.96 KB
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10 Internal Review of Human Resources' Services

This report attached marked 10, informs the Committee of the high level findings of a recent internal review of the HR function.

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11 New Public Sector Equality Duties

This report, attached marked 11, informs the Human Resources Committee of the requirements placed on the public sector under Section 149 (S149) of The Equality Act 2010. S149 replaced similar separate public sector equality duties relating to race, gender and disability discrimination and extends coverage of the duty to the other protected characteristics of age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity and gender reassignment.

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12 Response to the Consultation on the 'Red Tape Challenge'

This report, attached marked 12, provides elected Members with the response presented to the Government, on behalf of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, with regard to the consultation on 'Equalities.'

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PDF icon 12 - Appendix Red Tape Challenge.pdf41.71 KB
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13 Annual Report on the Work of the Equality and Diversity Steering Group

This report, attached marked 13, is to provide the Human Resources Committee with a summary report on the work of the Equality and Diversity Steering Group from September 2010 to August 2011.

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14 Shropshire Partnership Equalities Forum progress during 2010 - 2011

This report, attached marked 14, informs the Committee of the progress of the Shropshire Equality and Diversity Forum, as requested by the Authority.

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15 Rights and Fairness Telford progress report

This report, attached marked 15, is to inform the Committee of the progress of Rights and Fairness Telford (RAFT), formerly Telford Race, Equality and Diversity Partnership (TREDP), as requested by the Authority.

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PDF icon 15 - Appendix RAFT.pdf253.65 KB
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16 Local Government Act 1972

Members are asked to consider a resolution under the Local Government Act 1972, that the public and press be excluded for the following agenda items on the grounds that they nvolve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act, by virtue of the paragraphs 1 and 2.

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17 Exempt Minutes (Paragraphs 1 and 2)

Members are asked to agree the minutes, attached marked 17, from 7 April 2011, and that they be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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18 HR Committee Appeals Hearing Panel

Consideration of each case will be in private. The Appeal Hearing is not intended to revisit all the details of the case but to focus on the specific elements, ie the grounds of appeal, which the employee has put forward in his/her appeal.

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PDF icon 06 - Appeal Hearings Procedure.pdf26.55 KB
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