Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol a Democrataidd

Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

Swyddfeydd Dinesig

Stryd yr Angel

PEN-Y-BONT AR OGWR

CF31 4WB

DX 151420

Pen-y-bont 6

Ffôn: 01656 643643

Gwefan: www.bridgend.gov.uk

Legal and Democratic Services

Bridgend County Borough Council

Civic Offices

Angel Street

BRIDGEND

CF31 4WB

DX 151420

Bridgend 6

Telephone: 01656 643643

Website: www.bridgend.gov.uk

Direct line / Deialu Uniongyrchol: (01656) 643385

Ask for / Gofynnwch am : Mr G P Jones

Direct fax / Deialu Ffacs: (01656) 657899

Our Ref / Ein cyf: GPJ/BH

Your Ref / Ein cyf:

Date / Dyddiad: 15 February 2007

EQUALITIES COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Equalities Committee will be held in Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend on Wednesday, 21 February 2007 at 1.30pm.

AGENDA

1.

To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from Members/Officers.

2.

Non-attendance due to other Council Business.

3.

To receive declarations of interest (if any) from Members/Officers.

4.

To receive the minutes of the Corporate Equality Management Group held on 8 January 2007 and

8 February 2007.

5.

To receive the minutes of the Equalities Committee held on 19 December 2007.

6.

Officer’s Report

Chief Executive

(i)

Draft Revised Welsh Language Scheme

(a)

Draft Revised Welsh Language Scheme with amendments

(b)

Letter from the Welsh Language Board regarding Welsh Language Service Provision - Improvement Plans

(ii)

Proposals on Draft Gender Equality Scheme

(iii)

Mainstreaming ‘Equalities’ into Performance Planning

(iv)

Proposals on Bridgend Multi-Agency Equalities Forum

(v)

Proposals on Bridgend Coalition for Disabled People

7.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely

P A Jolley

Director of Legal and Democratic Services & Monitoring Officer

Cont………..

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

Councillors

M M Bertorelli

L Davies

R D Jenkins

D Sage

J H Tildesley

D A D Brett

C A Green *

R Radford

M Thomas

K Watkins

R D L Burns

R Hughes

K T Rowlands