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Single Equality Scheme

As a matter of good practice and changes to current and future legislation, we will introduce an equality scheme where we can identify our priorities and areas for improvement in the wider context of equality. Our scheme will promote and identify issues of inequality relating to the specific general duty to promote as follows:

Race

We will aim to:

  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination
  • Promote equality of opportunity
  • Promote good relations between people of different racial groups

Disability

We will aim to:

  • Promote equality of opportunity between disabled people and other people
  • Eliminate discrimination that is unlawful under the Disability Discrimination Act
  • Eliminate harassment of disabled people that is related to their disability
  • Promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
  • Encourage participation by disabled people in public life
  • Take steps to meet disabled people’s needs

Gender

We will aim to:

  • Eliminate unlawful sex discrimination
  • Promote equality of opportunity
  • Promote good relations between men and women

In addition to the legislative requirements we will continue to be meeting our obligations in

  • Sexuality
  • Age
  • Religion and belief

Purpose

In particular we will focus on the monitoring process and we will identify issues impacting on all the above aspects of equality and aim to:

  • Promote equality of opportunity
  • Promote good relations
  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination
  • Eliminate harassment

The aim of our equality scheme is to enable us to achieve:

  • The continuing positive development of policies and practices
  • An accessible inclusive environment
  • Satisfaction among our service users
  • A representative workforce at all levels

This document is currently under consultation and further information will be added in the course of January and February 2010. If you wish to make a comment or suggestion, please do so by 31 January 2010 by contacting the Equality and Diversity Team

Draft Single Equality Scheme 2010 to 2013 (Disability, Gender and Race) (PDF 96Kb)

Easy Read version of draft Single Equality Scheme 2010 to 2013 (Disability, Gender and Race) (PDF 261Kb)

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

This page was last updated on 01 February 2010