Issue - meetings
Council Motion - Black Lives Matter
Meeting: 11/11/2020 - Cabinet (Item 45)
45 Implementation of the Council Motion on `Black Lives Matter' 
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To consider the report of the Leader of the Council outlining progress and plans with the implementation of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ motion that was approved by Council at its meeting on 9th July 2020.
Please note that Appendix 3 is exempt from disclosure to the press and public by virtue of Paragraph 2 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended (information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual). If Members wish to discuss Appendix 3 Cabinet will need to resolve to exclude the press and public before doing so.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Correspondence with the Ambassador of the United States of America, item 45
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- Appendix 2 Terms of Reference for the Commission, item 45
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- Appendix 3 Membership of the Commission , View reasons restricted (45/4)
- Appendix 4 Terms of Reference for Review of Heritage Assets, item 45
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Decision:
RESOLVED that:
(1) the correspondence between the City Council and the Ambassador of the United States of America be welcomed
(2) the Terms of Reference for the Gloucester Commission to review Race Relations be endorsed
(3) the Terms of Reference for the review of monuments, statutes and plaques within Gloucester be endorsed
(4) a budget of up to £5,000 to be approved to support this work.
Minutes:
Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council that outlined progress and plans with the implementation of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ motion that was approved by Council at its meeting on 9th July 2020.
The Leader of the Council highlighted the actions taken and proposed in the report. The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure noted that the points made in the Council motion had been taken seriously. He further commented that it should be left to the proposed commission to take on the enquiries in earnest and report back to Members and the public on a timescale of sufficient length for proper consideration given the breadth and gravity of the subject matter. The Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Strategy referred to the suggestion that differences in educational attainment between white, black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) children be a topic in the work programme (Appendix 2 paragraph 4) and hoped that it would as he believed the commission could add value in this key area.
RESOLVED that:
(1) the correspondence between the City Council and the Ambassador of the United States of America be welcomed
(2) the Terms of Reference for the Gloucester Commission to review Race Relations be endorsed
(3) the Terms of Reference for the review of monuments, statutes and plaques within Gloucester be endorsed
(4) a budget of up to £5,000 to be approved to support this work.