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Equality Strategy 2019-2024
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Our equality outcomes
We set our evidence-based equality outcomes for the years 2017 to 2021.
Setting equality outcomes is a requirement of the Equality Act 2010 Public Sector Equality Duties and they help us to advance equality for people with protected characteristics.
The protected characteristics are; age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We monitor how the outcomes are progressing and we publish this in our mainstreaming equality report every two years.
Drivers for equality
Equality Act 2010 Public Sector Equality Duties
General Duty
When the council is carrying out its functions it must pay 'due regard' to the need to:-
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other prohibited conduct
- Advance equality of opportunity between people who share protected characteristics and those who do not
- Foster good relations between people who share protected characteristics and those who do not
Specific Duties
These duties are the things the council must do:-
- Report on mainstreaming equality
- Publish equality outcomes and report progress
- Employment gathering information
- Equality Impact Assessments
- Consider award criteria and conditions in procurement
The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018
Ensure websites and other digital media are accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities
Fairer Scotland Duty
Reduce socio-economic disadvantage in strategic decision making.
Others
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Children’ and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
Public Protection Agenda
Human Rights Act 1998
Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
| Our priorities | Our equality outcomes |
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| Improve economic opportunities and outcomes |
Disabled people (including people with a sensory impairment), BME people, lone parents and carers are supported to access employment opportunities.
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| Support all children and young people to realise their full potential |
Young women and disabled and Black and minority ethnic young people are supported and leave school with positive destinations.
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The educational attainment of children with disabilities and/or children with additional support needs, Gypsy Traveller children and young carers is improved. |
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| . | Our schools are safe, accessible and inclusive |
| Improve the health and wellbeing of our communities |
Older people, disabled people and those with other specific needs have improved access to a range of housing options which meets their needs and supports independent living.
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| Our communities and town centres are safe, accessible and inclusive. | |
| Enhance participation, capacity, and empowerment across our communities. |
Participation and engagement with underrepresented groups is improved. |
| Improve North Lanarkshire’s resource base |
North Lanarkshire Council as an employer is accessible and all employees are valued and supported to work to their full potential. |
During the lifetime of this strategy we will require to review these outcomes and in line with the One Plan approach we will work with our community planning partners to develop a set of joint equality outcomes in addition to those specific to the council, the Education Authority and the Licensing Board.