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The Council's vision for equalitiy and diversity is for a
society which:
- has a common vision and shared values;
- improves the quality of life for all by reducing
inequalities;
- tackles discrimination;
- builds strong cohesive communities;
- acknowledges that diversity brings an added value to the lives
of all who live, work and travel to the area.
Within the Council our work on equality and diversity operates
under eight themes. These are:
Leadership
Ø To provide vision, strong
leadership and make positive use of planning and funding to build
stronger, inclusive and cohesive communities.
Mainstreaming Equality and
Diversity
Ø To mainstream and embed equality and diversity in all aspects of
Telford and Wrekin's business planning, policy, development and
service delivery.
Equality and Diversity at Work
Ø To work with Human Resources to
work towards creating a workforce that is fully reflective of the
diverse communities.
Ø To work with other agencies to
ensure that residents within the Borough are equipped with the
necessary employment skills.
Ø To work with our Learning and
Development services to ensure that L&D programmes reflect and
communicate the Council's commitment to E&D, whilst enhancing
and developing knowledge and skills.
Ø To support the development and
implementation of existing and future employee support groups.
Service Delivery and Customer Care
Ø To contribute to creating a
customer focus which ensures that service users and potential
service users can expect the Council to deliver services that are
fair and appropriate to their needs.
Ø To provide information about
services that is clear, accurate and accessible to all. To provide
access to a Translation and Interpretation Service for customers
where information and communication may be a barrier.
Harassment
Ø To contribute to providing a safe living environment free from
harassment and hate crimes/incidents.
Consultation, Engagement and Involvement
Ø To contribute to ensuring that all
under-represented and hard to reach groups are effectively informed
and involved in the decision making process of the council and
other related issues that affect communities.
Partnership Working
Ø To work together with relevant and
appropriate partners/stakeholders in the development, management
and delivery of our services, and for those partners/stakeholders
to have a full participative role regardless of their scale across
all voluntary, statutory and private sector organisations.
Procurement
Ø To ensure that all contracts are
delivered in a way which is non-discriminatory and promotes
equality of opportunity.
Follow the links to some useful Council documents.
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