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We promote equality and freedom from
discrimination for everyone in North Somerset.
We are committed to ensuring there is equality of opportunity
for our residents irrespective of their status.
For further information about these commitments download
our:
Comprehensive Equality Policy
(Comprehensive Equality Policy - Text version)
Race Equality Scheme 2007/10
Employee Ethnicity and Diversity Monitoring document.
Each of our equality schemes contain an action plan. The
following documents are summaries of the progress made against each
action plan to date and are regularly updated:
Gender Equality Scheme Actions
Disability Equality Scheme Actions
Race Equality Scheme Actions.
We adhere to the equality standard for local government laid
down by the
Commission for Racial Equality which
states we must consider gender, race and disability equality issues
at all levels of our policy and practice.
We give advice on access to buildings for local businesses and
private developers.
We represent minority, excluded and disadvantaged groups working
alongside the
Somerset Racial Equality Council
(SREC) and offer a racial harassment case work service with the
charity
Support Against Racist Incidents
(SARI).
We also help provide support for individuals affected by
homophobia by working alongside the charity
Educational Action
Challenging Homophobia (EACH) which runs a freephone
helpline on 0808 100 0143. |