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Strategies and policies
Equalities
- Equalities and Diversity Action Plan
- Equalities Policy
- Equality Impact Assessments
- Three Year equalities scheme
- Adur and Worthing Community Cohesion Mapping Report
Equalities and Diversity Action Plan
Adur and Worthing Councils are committed to high standards of service delivery that understands and responds to the needs of the diverse communities they serve.
The Councils have recently signed up to the new Equality Framework for Local Government and have developed an Action Plan that seeks to meet the standards set out in that framework.
The Action Plan and the Councils' progress in meeting the targets it contains will be published and regularly updated at this site. In addition, the site will also contain detailed examples of initiatives, plans and projects that the Councils are involved in that demonstrate the range of activity it undertakes to support positive equality and diversity outcomes in Adur and Worthing.
- Adur and Worthing Equalities and Diversity Action Plan - 2009/11 (.PDF 18kb)
- Adur and Worthing Equality and Diversity Action Plan - Progress Update June 2010 (.PDF 58kb)
Adur and Worthing Equality and Diversity Working Group papers :
For more information on Equalities and Diversity
Equalities Policy
Adur District Council is committed to providing equality of opportunity in all our activities and to ensuring that discrimination does not occur. We will strive for a workforce that reflects the diversity of the local community in order that our services are provided appropriately and the council benefits from a wealth of experiences. Adur District Council will involve the wider community in our decision-making processes and use our influence to progress equality issues in the Adur District.
In 2004/05 :
- 2.00% of our workforce is made up of people who are registered disabled
(BVPI 16a)
(average nationally 2.7%, 2002/03) - 0.6% of our workforce is made up of people from minority ethnic communities
(BVPI 17a)
(average nationally 4%, 2002/03)
(Both of which are a fair representation of the working population in Adur) - 20% of top 5% of earners in the Council are women (BVPI 11a)
(average nationally 26%, 2002/03)
For more information on the Equalities and Policy
Equality Impact Assessments
Adur and Worthing Councils have agreed a standard format for undertaking Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs). The template and guidance for EIAs is attached below.
For more information on Equality Impact Assessments
Three Year Equalities Scheme
(incorporating the Race Equality Scheme and the Disability
Equality Scheme)
Note : The Three Year Equalities Scheme has been superseded by documents, assessments and action plans above.
Adur District Council will progress equalities issues mainly through a three year equalities scheme which is monitored by the Human Resources Working Group. The Race Equality Scheme is a sub section of the Annual Equalities Action Plan.
Adur and Worthing Community Cohesion Mapping Report
This report has been produced as part of a programme of work to tackle community cohesion in Worthing and Adur which has been funded through Area Based Grant, specifically provided for this work (this grant was also given to Arun and Crawley). Community cohesion is broadly about the issues of inclusion, integration, good community relations and building social capital.
The report outlines the finding of a mapping exercise which considered: disadvantaged groups; the voluntary and faith sectors; economic disadvantage and areas of tension. The consideration of these different aspects shows the current nature and state of community cohesion in Adur and Worthing, and identifies lines of action to support and foster its further development.
A Community Cohesion strategic group has been formed in order to take this work forward and develop a partnership action plan. This group will report to the Adur and Worthing Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) (please note the LSP structure is currently being discussed and so where this group reports to is not yet determined) and is comprised of Council Officers, the two Cabinet Members for Wellbeing and partner agencies from the statutory and voluntary sector.
For more information on Adur and Worthing Community Cohesion Mapping Report
