Equality Action Plan for Derry City and Strabane District Council 2020 2023 - Drawn up in accordance with Section 75 and Schedule 9 of the ...
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Equality Action Plan for Derry City and Strabane
District Council 2020 – 2023
Drawn up in accordance with Section 75 and Schedule 9 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998Inequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
- Outcome scales
Social Wellbeing - Health
Leisure facilities are being Deliver a sports and physical activities Increase in usage by Director of 0ngoing Service monitoring
under-used by various section programme to promote greater underrepresented groups. Development information
75 categories (i.e. women, activity by people with a disability, Data reported in
carers, people with a disability, women, girls, older people and those annual equality
people over 65 years of age, living in areas of high social need. progress report
ethnic minority groups)
Review programming/opening
times/concessionary rates and/or
reduced price, free programmes to
cater for all sectors of the community
and introduce at least one new
tailored programme to cater for each
underrepresented groups
Rural areas are more likely to Review community centre provision Communities will have Head of Ongoing Monitored
suffer in terms of social across the Council area and update or bespoke facilities that will Health and annually as part of
wellbeing in terms of: provide new facilities allow all user groups to Wellbeing Statement of
Lack of local facilities enhance and expand on Progress on
Lack of youth clubs and the services offered to the Strategic Growth
professionally trained community Plan
youth workers
Isolation
Transport
CapacityInequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
- Outcome scales
Communication
Physical access has been cited Council is working towards achieving Success in achieving ECC Head of Ongoing Access audits
as a barrier to participation Every Customer Counts Charter status status Business &
particularly in some Cultural for facilities Culture/Head Service monitoring
facilities for people with a Increase in the levels of of Health and data
disability. usage by S 75 groups not Wellbeing
only for people with a
disabilityInequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
- Outcome scales
Lack of awareness and Review of Council’s Code of Practice Ensure all information Lead Ongoing Carry out annual
availability of information in an on Producing Information emanating from Council is Democratic review to ensure
appropriate format affects available to all Services and that Council’s
certain sectors of the Roll out awareness sessions for staff Improvement information
community – specifically in Officer (LDIO) complies with the
terms of the Age, Disability and Prepare easy read versions of key /Marketing Code of Practice
Racial Group categories. documentation Team
Social Wellbeing - Community Development
Barriers to people fully Review timetable of meetings times Increased attendance and LDIO/Party Ongoing Monitor
participating in public/political and incorporate where possible some participation at meetings, Leaders attendance at
life flexibility consultations and events meetings
especially by women, lone
Under-representation from Roll out awareness sessions to staff on parents, people with a
certain S75 groups due to a Council’s Code of Practice on disability where relevant
perceived lack of skills and arranging accessible meetings and Monitor gender
confidence. events. breakdown of
elected membersInequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
- Outcome scales
Women are significantly under- Develop a programme of awareness
represented in elected office, raising and confidence building to
on public bodies encourage people to play an active
part in civic life, including building on
events around Local Democracy
Week.
Women, people with a Continue to roll out community Improved feeling of safety PCSP Manager Ongoing Crime statistics for
disability, older people and warden scheme in the home Council Areas
people from the LGBT
community expressed higher Raise awareness of other Police and PCSP survey results
levels of worry about all crime Community Safety Partnership (PCSP)
initiatives such as community warden
scheme and “safer homes” campaign
People from certain S75 groups Develop a volunteer policy for staff Improved participation in HR Unit/Arts Ongoing Monitoring of
are less likely to do voluntary public life with more and Culture volunteers taking
work due to barriers which Raise awareness of volunteering members of S75 groups Manager part in Council
include:- opportunities at Council events actively volunteering or activities
· Access and location/timing of supporting volunteers in
meetings or events Roll out awareness sessions for staff local organisations and
· Language on Council’s Code of Practice on community projects
· Stigma/discrimination faced arranging accessible meetings and
by minorities events
- Suitable opportunities
Need for elected members to All Councillors will receive Residents will benefit LDIO No of complaints
understand the equality issues equality/diversity training to promote from Councillors being received aboutInequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
- Outcome scales
of all S75 categories in order to a greater understanding of equality better prepared to non-representation
best represent their interests issues and obligations represent their views of issues
Economic Wellbeing – Economy and Enterprise
Subject to legislation incorporate Creation of Director of Ongoing Analysis of Capital
Lack of job opportunities in the social clauses in all capital work with jobs/apprenticeships for Business and Projects and
Derry City Council area significant spend. local people as per Culture employment
legislation March 2015 impact will be
Identify investment opportunities for Director of carried out
business which is primarily focused on Creation of more job Business and annually
disadvantaged areas. opportunities for local Culture
people
Skill barriers for men, women Work with Employment and Skills Upskill underrepresented Director of Ongoing Analysis of annual
and the young and older team to continue targeting the long groups in the workforce to Business and performance
people, the long-term term unemployed and up-skill avail of any job Culture indicators from
unemployed and people with a potential employees for employment opportunities Employment and
disability opportunities January Skills unit
HR Unit 2020
Ring fence at least 2 jobs per annum Have increased HR Staff Statistics
for people with a disability participation of people
with a disability in the
workplaceInequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator - Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
Outcome scales
Under-representation of Derry City Council will work with Increase in number of local Derry City January Statement of
various S75 categories in relevant stakeholders to deliver the people accessing work as Council & 2020 Progress on
entrepreneurial activity. “Strategic Growth Plan 2017-2032” there will be Improved job External onwards Community Plan
There is a general lack of opportunities for local people Stakeholders
employment in rural areas as part of objectives under
and respondents feel that regeneration programme
there needs to be a
balanced approach in the
Council area to job
creation.
Perceptions and barriers
towards participating in
Arts and Culture activities
for all ages needs to be
addressed to encourage
the development of job
opportunities in this area.
Lack of job opportunities
for young people.
Skill barriers for men,
women and the young and
older people, the long-term
unemployed and people
with a disability.Inequality Positive action measures Performance Indicator – Lead Officer Time- Monitoring
Outcome scales
Environmental Wellbeing
Transport can sometimes be a Raise awareness of bulky lift service Increased number of people Director of Ongoing Monitor uptake of
barrier to accessing the civic to ensure everyone in the Council availing of the bulky lift Environment services annually
amenity service particularly for area are aware of alternative service. and
older people, women, people method for their waste disposal. Decrease in amount of Regeneration
with dependants and people domestic rubbish being
with a disability dumped illegally
Cleaner Environment
Lack of understanding on how All information and signage should Information provided in a Director of Ongoing Review demand for
to use civic amenity service and be available in an appropriate number of formats as Environment information in
recycling bins format so that those whose first identified by front line and various formats
language is not English and those officers Regeneration annually.
with low literacy levels can use the
service properly.Training
Lack of awareness of the needs Ensure Equality module forms part No of sessions held LDIO February No of complaints
and priorities of increasingly of Induction training for new staff 2020 from S75 groupings
diverse communities within the to ensure basic awareness of onwards regarding Council
Staff will be more aware of
Council area when delivering statutory duties failing to meet
the importance of consulting
Council services their needs
with S75 consultees will be
Provide training in the Equality involved in the review and
screening/equality impact development of Council
assessment processes so that staff services/policies
can identify needs and priorities of
all users when reviewing and
developing services
Lack of participation of Section Provide training in the Equality No of sessions held LDIO September No of complaints
75 groupings in consultation screening/equality impact 2020 from S75 groupings
exercises assessment processes so that S75 onwards regarding Council
Increase in number of S75
representative group can failing to meet
groups who provide input
understand the importance of their their needs
into Equality consultations
participation in shaping Council’s
policies and services which may
affect themMonitoring
Lack of monitoring data across Carry out an Audit of Inequalities Inequalities highlighted – Senior April 2020 Statistics gathered
Council services in general Leadership onwards through Council’s
Deliver awareness raising sessions staff more aware of the need Team monitoring
on monitoring of services to ensure that services are systems to inform
inclusive and available to all Annual Progress
Report
Internal monitoring systems to be
set up Data collated for
audit of
inequalities and
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