Equality

• Brokenshire gets Brexit breakdown from chiefs

  Chief executives have told communities secretary James Brokenshire Whitehall needs to be more joined up between departments and in its communications with councils over Brexit.

  

• Holyrood urged to promote gender equality in education

  The Scottish government is being urged to establish a new commission to promote equality for girls and women in education.

  

• Newcastle named best council for LGBT staff

  Newcastle City Council is the best local authority for LGBT staff inclusion, according to Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2018.

  

• Glasgow CC offers ‘olive branch’ in equal pay row

  Talks were taking place today in a bid to settle the equal pay row that led to a two-day strike by more than 8,000 women in Glasgow this week.

  

• Council staff to strike over equal pay claims

  Thousands of women at one of the UK's biggest councils are set to walk out on strike for two days this week over equal pay.

  

• Damning report on leadership diversity

  ‘Little progress’ is being made in increasing the diversity of senior leadership in local authorities, a report published today has found.

  

• Council chiefs to launch campaign to recruit female councillors

  Local government leaders are set to launch a campaign to recruit more women as councillors.

  

• Overcoming the gender gap in local government

  The decision by the Local Government Association to launch a campaign to recruit women councillors is a timely move.

  

• Local government still male dominated, analysis reveals

  There has been 'virtually no progress' in women's representation in local government with nearly all councils being dominated by men, a damning new report has revealed.

  

• Appointment panels hold unconscious bias

  Ian Thomas demands proportionate positive action to increase diversity in leadership positions.