Report of Councillor Arooj Shah, Portfolio Lead for Equalities & Communities.
Decision:
1. That the Annual Reports provided by the Disabled People’s Panel, Youth Combined Authority, Women and Girls Equality Panel, Race Equality Panel, Faith and Belief Panel Advisory Panel, Older Peoples Equality Panel and LGBTQ+ Equality Panel be noted.
2. That the commitment of all Portfolios to proactively engage with Equality Panels (individually or collectively) on issues that impact communities-of-identity be endorsed.
3. That the GMC be requested to seek to further communicate the brilliant work of community volunteers in fostering community cohesion and equalities throughout the region.
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