Equalities and Diversity. Equality and Diversity is seen as an integral component within our new community planning structure. Our Community Planning Partners include NHS Borders, Police Scotland, Borders College, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Third Sector. Equality Leads from across the partners have come together to form a Community Planning Partnership Equality Group. Under the new structure the Equality Group support and scrutinise the programmes of work within the Community Planning themes. This will ensure that equalities work is being mainstreamed, progress towards equality outcomes is being made and equalities best practice is being shared across the programme boards. The Group will also raise equality and diversity issues to the programme boards as appropriate. The Community Planning partners have agreed to share a mutual set of Equality Outcomes- see table below. This is in recognition that we share common, issues and aims and that through working together to achieve our outcomes we are more likely to make a greater difference for the communities we serve. SBC has developed a set of Performance indicators for these outcomes and can be viewed at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/downloads/download/1712/equality_report_and_outcomes_2013_ -2017 Our Equality Outcomes
Equalities and Diversity. 5.6.1. This is set out in more detail within the relevant section of the Committee reports included within the background section of this DPR.
Equalities and Diversity. E2.1 In the performance of the Services, the Provider and any sub•contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of any law, enactment, order, or regulation relating to discrimination (whether in race, gender, religion, belief, disability, sexual orientation, age, human rights or otherwise) in employment.
Equalities and Diversity. 13.1 The Recipient shall:
Equalities and Diversity. Section 4.4 In Thurrock, the importance of working with all those who live in the borough is recognised. It is expected that voluntary, community and faith groups will work in partnership with public agencies in promoting race equality, tackling social exclusion, and creating a society in which everyone can participate. Social exclusion happens when people or places suffer from a series of problems such as unemployment, discrimination, poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, high crime, ill health and family breakdown. Consideration of equalities and diversity is intended to ensure that everyone in the community has an entitlement to equality of opportunity and access to all services. This is so that they can achieve their full potential, irrespective of their gender, age, ethnicity, faith, tenure, impairment (physical, mental or sensory), sexuality or circumstance. The need to ensure equality in the delivery of public services has long been recognised, as there are many people affected by social and economic exclusion for a wide range of reasons. By way of example, current challenges which are causing inequality are: • In 2001, over 7,500 people in Thurrock were economically inactive because they were looking after a home or family: of these, 94% were women. • Women in Thurrock earn 78% of the average male wage. • Almost 8% of Thurrock’s population reported that their health was ‘not good’. • Early deaths from cancer, heart disease and smoking are above the national average for people in Thurrock. • Over 13,000 Thurrock residents (9.3%) reported that they were providing unpaid care for another person; of these 2% were providing 50 or more hours of unpaid care each week. • Only 47% of disabled women are in employment, compared with 53% of disabled men. • Men’s take-up of primary health care services is generally lower than that of women, resulting in later diagnosis of problems, greater risks for their health and greater cost to the health service. • Ethnic minority children are less likely to attend pre-school education. There are still shortcomings across and within all the sectors, and the introduction of Equalities Impact Assessment as a tool will help to ensure full participation and identify and address any potential for discrimination before new policies and services are introduced. Partners often commission many and varied services through external contracts with private companies or voluntary organisations. All partners have a responsibility to en...
Equalities and Diversity. 5.1 The Company must make sure that good equalities and diversity practice is followed towards all sections of the community in relation to: • service delivery • recruitment and selection of staff • Board recruitment • volunteers • diversity among employees • diversity among cast/creative members • diversity among trustees • diversity within programming • diversity within its youth, community and participatory provision.
Equalities and Diversity. 5.6.1 The core provisions of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1st October 2010 and the public sector equality duty (section 149 of the Act) came into force on 5th April 2011. Under section 149, the Council must have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation prohibited under the Act and to advance equality for opportunity and xxxxxx good relations between those with protected characteristics and those without.
Equalities and Diversity. 5.5.1 It is mandatory to consider Equality and Diversity issues in decision-making in the Council, pursuant to the Equality Act 2010. This means the Council and all other organisations acting on its behalf must have due regard to the equality duties when exercising a public function.
Equalities and Diversity. [Guidance note: In this section, please set out the equalities and diversity targets that have been agreed and any specific equalities and diversity requirements that may be specific to this Project. Also consider relevant background data and source information which could be gathered to give context to the equality and diversity targets and the Project.]
Equalities and Diversity. 5.4.1 Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”) imposes important duties on the Council in the exercise of its functions including a duty to have regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Act; advancing equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; xxxxxx good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
