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EQUALITIES The Board is committed to the promotion of equality and to tackling discrimination on any ground, including age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation. This page outlines our equality aims and priorities. We have produced an overarching Single Equality Scheme setting out the approach we will adopt to comply with all equalities legislation, using good practice as an employer and as a service provider. The scheme covers the Board’s approaches to meet the public sector equality duties covering race, gender and disability between 2008 and 2011.
Annual Equality Scheme Report The equality duties require us to report on our equality progress annually. The Single Equality Scheme reports our progress against all strands up to November 2008. Previous progress reports are published below. The first annual report for our Single Equality Scheme will be published in December 2009.
Consulting with our stakeholders We are committed to involving and consulting with our stakeholders in our equality work. We have used interviews and focus groups to inform our equality schemes. Our recent research and consultations include:
Equality Impact Assessment We ensure that our policies and procedures meet the requirements of the public sector equality duties through an impact assessment process. Our Equality Impact Assessment Toolkit has been developed for use by our managers and is based on best practice within the public sector. You can view our toolkit and guidance below.
Have your say We are keen to hear your views about our approach to equality; the priorities we have identified and how you think our policies or functions impact on equality. We would appreciate your feedback using our online questionnaire Please use this form if you wish to be further involved in the Board’s equality work.
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