Documents
These pages form a library of the Walsall Council equality documents
Single Equality Scheme
This gives our priorities and areas for improvement in 3 of the equality characteristics.
There are still separate equality schemes for some equality characteristics.
Age Equality Scheme 2007 to 2010 (PDF 473KB)
In the Age Equality Scheme we intend to encompass all the existing and anticipated duties
to focus not only on employment, but equally on service provision, community engagement
and community cohesion.
Equal Opportunities Policy (PDF 143KB)
The policy aims to ensure that no employee, elected member, representative of partner organisations, service user or people who come into contact with the Council in other
ways is treated less favourably on grounds of sex, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, age, trade union activity, expired offences (where legally applicable), political or religious belief.
Gypsy and Traveller community strategy (PDF 613Kb).
The Gypsy and Traveller community strategy aims to identify, understand and raise
awareness of both the needs and culture of Gypsies and Travellers.
It outlines the work the council needs to do in partnership with other service providers to
ensure an effective and consistent approach to the Gypsy and Traveller community issues
and provides a strategic framework for delivering, promoting access to and developing
services appropriate to their needs.
Sexual Orientation Scheme 2008 (PDF 225Kb)
Sexual Orientation Flyer (PDF 309KB)
The council, will ensure that all employees and past and prospective employees and its service users are not subject to less favourable treatment as a result of their sexual
orientation or perceived sexual orientation.
Contact us
Equality and Diversity Team
Walsall Council
Room 16b
Council House
Lichfield Street
Walsall
WS1 1TP
Telephone 01922 653306
Textphone 0845 111 2910
Email equality@walsall.gov.uk
Web www.walsall.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 25 August 2010
