Nottinghamshire Pride is back this weekend
Notts Pride is back this Saturday 30th July. The free event reflects the fabulous diversity in our city and celebrates the wonderful LGBTQ+ talent across our City and County
Archive by category Equalities
Nottingham City Council celebrates Windrush Day and supports the Windrush generation
Windrush Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury, near London, on 21 June 1948. However, passengers disembarked a day later 22 June 1948 – hence why this has come to be known as Windrush Day. The City Council is pleased to be celebrating Windrush Day this year […]
50 years of Pride
This year, as Pride season gets underway, it marks the 50th anniversary of the first march for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK. Pride events around the world typically happen during the month of June, marking the Stonewall Riots which happened on June 28th 1969 in New York. The first Pride parade in Nottingham took place […]
City Council reports smallest pay gaps among Core City councils
Nottingham City Council is making good progress towards closing pay gaps between staff of different gender, ethnicity and disability. The authority compares well with other councils and local public sector organisations – with data showing that across the whole organisation, it has the smallest average gender pay gap among Core City councils and lower than […]
Mel Barrett appointed as Lead for Nottingham City Place Based Partnership
Mel Barrett, Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council, has been appointed as Lead for Nottingham City Place Based Partnership (PBP). He will take over from Dr Hugh Porter as Interim Lead on 1 April 2022. The Nottingham City PBP, formerly known as the Integrated Care Partnership, was established in 2019 to bring together health and […]
E-vouchers to help with household food and energy bills
Nottingham City Council is providing extra financial support to residents for food and energy bills this winter through the Household Support Grant. More than £1.5million is being pledged towards a package of vouchers for Nottingham residents who receive Council Tax Support. People can claim in two periods from 6 December to 31 January and again […]
Nottingham employers publish pay gaps for national Equal Pay Day
Some of Nottingham’s key employers have come together to publish their pay gap reports in one place, in time for this year’s national Equal Pay Day today (November 18th). Nottingham City Council, which is hosting the information on its website, has recently published pay gap reports around the gender and ethnicity of its workforce. This […]
Pay gap for BAME staff revealed at City Council
Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff Nottingham City Council are paid on average 92p for every £1 earned by white staff, a survey carried out by the council has revealed. BAME council staff make up around a quarter of the overall workforce, with white staff over-represented among higher earners and proportionally more BAME earners in […]
New plan unveiled to tackle crime and drugs in Nottingham
Partners in Nottingham have unveiled their new four-year plan to tackle issues such as crime, ASB, substance misuse and reoffending. The Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership (CDP) has set out its new plan to address issues that matter the most to Nottingham residents. With a main focus on areas such as: Anti-Social Behaviour Drugs […]
Allowance proposed for councillors who become parents
Nottingham City Council is set to introduce maternity and paternity allowances for its councillors, after it became the first council in the country with a majority of female councillors. The move aims to reflect a younger and more diverse intake of councillors at the last elections and to make public office more of an option […]