Number

Action Point

Lead

Status

LE1

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

DB

Complete

LE2

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

LB/DB

Ongoing - to be invited to a future meeting

LE3

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

GEO

In progress

LE4

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

SG/DB

Complete

LE5

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

DB/LB

Ongoing - as part of Outreach strategy

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

Ongoing

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

Ongoing

4

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

SG/DB

Ongoing - letter sent to Trevor Philips and contact made at official level.

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

Ongoing - to be included in Governance paper

6

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

DB/SG

Ongoing - new business plan drafted for next meeting

7

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

SG

GEO response: WNC should proactively engage with women to a far greater extent and undertake less project policy work which stretches WNC's tight resources, in addition to more outreach events and focus groups.

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

Ongoing - will clarify in meeting (by asking Janet Gaymer)

10

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

11

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

DB

Included in Governance Paper

12

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

LB

DB requested from GEO

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

Short paper provided

14

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

15

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

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

Brenda will need to visit the secretariat to discuss before putting pen to paper, especially with regards to the boundaries between the equalities team and WNC.  Will meet with Sue in the New Year.

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

For February board meeting

20

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

LB

Complete

21

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

Commissioners

Joyce has commented

22

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

23

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

PT

Complete

24

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

MA

Directorate have E mailed out to Roundtable attendees with information on top priorities and progress on Report.

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

Harriet Harman's statement on her priorities will be published in the new year. It is suggested that WNC invite a Minister to 6 February meeting to make a presentation.

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

Ongoing

28

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

PT

Complete

29

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

30

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

JG

Complete

31

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

SG/SD

Ongoing

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

Ongoing - draft produced for February meeting

34

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

35

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

PT/MA/SD

Ongoing

36

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

DB

Draft complete

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

Ongoing

38

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

Commissioners

Ongoing

39

All Commissioners to email Directorate on Outreach ideas/activity.

Commissioners

None received

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

Ongoing

43

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

BW/LB/DB

Complete