Agenda
North Lanarkshire Council · 3 February 2023
Back to Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee — 3 February 2023 and its agenda
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Agenda (1) Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (2) Delivery Framework for Equalities 2023/24 (page 5 - 36) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) setting out for consideration and approval a new delivery framework for equalities to more clearly outline the Council's key areas of focus and to be supported by an associated plan of activities and campaigns to support the advancement of the Equalities Strategy (copy herewith) (3) The Plan for Advancing Race Equality in Our Workforce, Communities and Schools (page 37 - 114) Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) providing detail on the ongoing work that has continued to progress from the legacy of the Black Lives Matters Member/Officer Working Group (copy herewith) (4) Challenge Poverty Week 2022 (page 115 - 128) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer highlighting (1) the background and themes underpinning Challenge Poverty Week, which the Council took part in between 3 to 9 October 2022, and (2) the activities and messaging undertaken by the Council and its Partners during the week (copy herewith) (5) Tackling Poverty Financial Support Update Report (page 129 - 136) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer providing details of the financial support provided by the Council to assist residents with the Cost-of-Living Crisis, via the NL Child Payment, Fuel Hardship Payment and the Pensioner Fuel Grant (copy herewith) (6) Commissioning of External Advice and Information Services 2023-25 (page 137 - 147) Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (1) informing of proposals for the continued funding of external advice and information services for the period April 2023 to March 2025; (2) seeking approval for the allocation of grant funding to the recommended applicants, and (3) providing background on the arrangements made for the commissioning of external advice and information services further to the comprehensive review of information and advice services undertaken by the Council in 2016/17 and the approach to re-commissioning for provision of these services from April 2021 (copy herewith)