Number

Action Point

Allocated to

Progress

LE1

DB to arrange card and flowers for Ranjana, wishing her a speedy recovery.

DB

LE2

To invite Jane Roberts from the Councillors Commission to a future Board meeting.

LB/DB

LE3

GEO to arrange for BF to meet Equality Ministers in the Regions.

GEO

LE4

Directorate to recommend options for publicising the Review report details to JG.

SG/DB

LE5

Directorate to explore with Barbara Keeley building links with organisations via MP's.

DB/LB

1

SG to thank Helene Reardon-Bond for negotiating the extension to Commissioners contracts.

SG

Complete

2

SG to check and present to Commissioners, the financial implications of the 2008/09 Work Programme when it is finalised and before it is presented to Ministers by the Chair.

SG

3

Directorate to consider how the four nations can best be incorporated within WNC work and the MoU between GEO and WNC, building on work taken forward with GEO and Barbara Follett.

DB

4

Directorate to approach EHRC to set up a MoU with WNC.

SG/DB

5

Directorate to include role of WNC as an advisory NDPB within revised Commissioners Terms of Reference, including the framework WNC operates within.

DB/LB

6

Directorate to ensure the business planning process is linked closely to WNC's remit.

DB/SG

7

SG to liaise with GEO to clarify the definition of WNC's `Core Remit', as used within the report.

SG

8

SG to liaise with GEO on the format and timing of the Review Report's publication, together with any contribution and comment from WNC.

SG

In progress

9

LB to check process for nominating Welsh and Scottish women for honours with OCPA and OCPA-Scotland, in relation to the role of the devolved executives.

LB

10

All Commissioners to email comments and amendments on the WNC `Vision, Mission and Aims' to DB as soon as possible.

Commissioners

11

Directorate to suggest a draft for the `Activities' section of the Constitution.

DB

12

Before each future meeting, Directorate to request a table of current and upcoming events and activities from GEO.

LB

13

Directorate to provide a clear definition of an advisory NDPB, what it can and cannot do, including any specific restrictions upon it within the new Governance document

DB/LB

14

All Commissioners to email specific suggestions on the WNC Strategic Plan to SG as soon as possible.

Commissioners

15

All Commissioners to email specific suggestions on the Commissioners `Person Specification' to DB as soon as possible.

Commissioners

16

BK to provide suggestions to the next meeting, in writing as she cannot attend in person, on taking forward work on Europe as a policy area.

BK

17

BH to bring suggestions to the next meeting for integrating activities on 1325 into WNC's International work.

BH

18

Directorate to liaise with GEO in revising the Commissioners Person Specification to include mention of chairing working groups, and to clarify the role of the Chair in recruitment.

DB

In Progress

19

Directorate to produce draft protocols for external communication by WNC working groups, for approval at the February Board meeting.

DB/LB

20

LB to email examples of websites to Commissioners, together with an indication of which organisations have links to the current WNC site.

LB

21

All Commissioners to email comments and suggestions for future WNC website to LB, by end November.

Commissioners

22

All Commissioners to email suggestions for a future WNC newsletter to DB.

Commissioners

23

Directorate to pass information from the MfW consultation on VAW, to the VAW working group.

PT

24

Directorate to consider how best to maintain contact with the roundtable attendees and provide them with information on ongoing developments.

MA

25

SG to liaise with GEO and Ministers' offices to determine a public release date for the MfW priorities report, together with arrangements for bringing the outcomes to Ministers' attention.

SG

26

JG to send congratulations from WNC to Angela Mason as the new Chair of the Fawcett Society.

LB/JG

Complete

27

SG to update Commissioners at future meetings on any developments with the DLR.

SG

28

Directorate to circulate confirmation of the launch date for the `Maps of Gaps' report.

PT

29

All Commissioners to send back comments and suggested changes to the draft CEDAW report, by end November.

Commissioners

30

JG to send details of the HoL code of conduct in relation to `statements made under privilege' to BH.

JG

31

SG to consider how WNC should nominate for honours, taking into account views from NI partners and liaising with OCPA.

SG/SD

32

SG to amend the speech notes prepared previously for AG and send to Commissioners as a core script.

SG

Complete

33

Directorate to flesh out work programme in light of recommendations and further consider staffing and budgets needs.

SG/DB/LB

34

All Commissioners to email items for inclusion in the Business Plan to SG.

Commissioners

35

Directorate to ensure that issues coming out of the consultation process are passed to the appropriate working group, where possible.

PT/MA/SD

36

Directorate to draft a single document bringing together amendments to Constitution, Terms of Reference, etc. For discussion at next meeting.

DB

In Progress

37

Directorate to liaise with GEO and report to next meeting on possibility of drafting a list of departments leading on each area of the consultation.

PT/MA/SG

38

All Commissioners to reply on action points as soon as possible.

Commissioners

39

All Commissioners to email Directorate on Outreach ideas/activity.

Commissioners

40

Directorate to distribute `Partner Packs' to Commissioners, containing information on WNC, application forms and guidance on arranging meetings.

MA/LB

Complete

41

All Commissioners to consider ideas for activity around International Women's Day and discuss at next meeting.

Commissioners

42

All Commissioners to examine draft Strategic Plan and email their comments to SG, before next meeting.

Commissioners

43

Directorate to email Commissioners with proposed dates for meetings throughout 2008.

BW/LB/DB

Complete