Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest on this occasion.

To agree the minutes of the last meeting held on 5 September 2022 as a true and correct record.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting held on 5 September 2022.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 September 2022 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To consider for recommendation to the Council the Proposed Pay Policy Statement which incorporates the annual Gender Pay gap data.

The Committee considered a report on the Council’s Pay Policy Statement which included information on the annual assessment of the gender pay gap data.

Mrs Linda Dutton, Head of Human Resources and Workforce Development presented the report to the Committee. Mrs Dutton highlighted that the document included the statutory requirements of a pay policy as outlined in paragraph 6.2 of the report and the additional requirements specified as good practice for Councils by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as outlined in paragraph 6.3. The pay policy also included within it the Council’s statement on the gender pay gap data which was required of all organisations with more than 250 employees. Mrs Dutton highlighted there were no significant areas for concern. Mrs Dutton explained that changes from previous years had been caused by the transfer of staff to Blackpool Waste Company Limited and the associated inevitable changes to the structure of the workforce. It was noted that it remained the case that the Council’s workforce could be considered representative of its overall gender balance in all four quartiles of the workforce.

Resolved:

To recommend to Council to approve the Proposed Pay Policy Statement for 2023/24, as attached at Appendix 3(a) to the agenda.