The Public Sector and Equality for Disabled People free download pdf

• Author: Simon Roberts
• Date: 28 Apr 2006
• Publisher: CDS Ltd
• Format: Paperback::72 pages
• ISBN10: 1847120008
• ISBN13: 9781847120007
• Publication City/Country: Leeds, United Kingdom
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Disabled people are getting preferential treatment. The purpose of any policy that addresses equality issues is to ensure equal treatment not preferential treatment. Disabled people are much more likely to be penalised under an absence management policy than non-disabled people, and disability leave is a legal right as a ‘reasonable Equality Act 2010: The public sector Equality Duty Promoting equality through transparency November 2010.distribution of disabled employees through an organisation’s structure and how Government’s important commitment to giving people the power to improve public services. Revised versions of three of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's guidance documents concerning the public sector equality duty for public authorities in England (and bodies with non-devolved functions in Scotland and Wales) have been published, which have been updated to reflect the specific duties which came into force on 10 September OVERVIEW View Conference Agenda. A new, single public sector equality duty is proposed, bringing together the three existing duties - covering disability, gender and race - and extending the list of protected characteristics to other areas including age, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY.We aim to be a community where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. This is especially important to us, as a church school, where we seek to pursue Christian values. We want everyone to reach their potential, and we recognise that for some pupils extra support is needed to help them to achieve and be Meath Green Junior School: Public Sector Equality Duty Statement. This information describes how the Governing Body of Meath Green Junior School intends to fulfil its responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty with regard to its workforce. The Equality Objectives is … Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, deputy director of the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies, says Wilkin’s book provides “an unflinching, harrowing and nuanced account of the hostility, harassment and violence faced disabled people on public transport”. The Equality Act 2010 requires the University to meet the Public Sector Equality Duty which states that Higher Education Institutions need to have due regard to advancing equality and eliminating bias. The Equality Act covers the same groups that were protected existing equality legislation – age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation The Equality Act 2010 introduced a single Public Sector Equality Duty which applies to public bodies, school including both LA maintained and Academies. The school must have due regard to the need to: Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited the act Advance equality and opportunity between people who share a prohibited addition there are obligations to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and disabled people have the right not to be treated unfavourably because of tackling discrimination and the role of the public sector in achieving equality. Equal Treatment Bench Book • November 2013 1‐4. Mental health charity researcher. What is life really like for disabled people in Britain in 2017? Mental health charity researcher Richard discusses the challenges disabled people continue to face every day, living independently and the importance of human rights for people with a disability. addition there are obligations to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people and disabled people have the right not to be treated unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of their disability, unless it can be justified. The Equality Act 2010 encompasses the range of … 10th March 2020 | Central London in partnership with Disability Rights UK and the Business Disability Forum. Just 1 in 2 people with disabilities are in work, compared with over 80% of the non-disabled population, representing a vast pool of untapped talent. Meanwhile, with approximately 90% of disabilities being invisible, your workplace is likely already far more diverse than recognised. public activities and spaces in Cambridge and are able to participate fully in the community. We have undertaken much work around this objective over the last three years for a variety of different equality groups, especially disabled people, older and younger people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) information for publication January 2016 The Equality Duty, which came into force in April 2011, aims to help public authorities avoid discriminatory practices and integrate equality into their core business. It ensures that services are more appropriate to users, are more efficient and cost-effective and aims to As well as our Equality Strategy there is a wealth of evidence on how Hertfordshire meets the Public Sector Equality Duty (contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010) to: eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other conduct prohibited the Act; advance equality of opportunity between people from different groups The deadline for public sector organisations to make all existing websites accessible is 23 September 2020, and the compliance date for mobile applications is 23 June 2021. Around a third of disabled people in the UK experience difficulties in accessing public, commercial and … Publishing equality Information and setting equality objectives is part of Cornwall Council’s compliance with the Equality Act (2010) and the Council’s demonstration of meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty. Cornwall Council has published its equality Information since 31 January 2012. delivers real change for disabled people. This new duty will help drive forward a culture change across the public sector and accelerate the pace of change on disability equality. The duty should end the discrimination which currently can occur when institutions fail to take into account the impact upon disabled people when developing services Public Sector Equality Duty Statement.1 Introduction.1.1 This document describes how the Governing Body of Greatfield Park Primary School intends to fulfill its responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty with regard to its workforce. Changes to legislation: Equality Act 2010 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 February 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. The need for a legislative framework for ensuring equality of opportunity is not seriously questioned in the UK. However,despite the presence on the Statute book of various significant pieces legislation dating back to the mid 1970s, there remain deep-seated structural disadvantages which blight the lives of many women, Black and Asian people, and disabled persons. All public authorities in Scotland must comply with the public sector equality duty set out in the Equality Act 2010. This means that all public authorities, as part of their day • Ensuring young disabled people have access to work experience placements and vocational educational experiences. 7 and face book to get the message out as The Equality Act, which came into force in October 2010, replaces previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act to make the law simpler and to remove inconsistencies.This makes the law easier for people to understand and comply with. The act also strengthened protection in … In considering this, the question which will be borne in mind is: does the tendency towards adopting the formal equality stance also impact on the case study’s equality processes and, in turn, their response to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)? Ramsden said that, although there were concerns that EHRC had lost some of its functions, it retained its Equality Act enforcement role, and was still able to assess compliance with the public sector equality duty, carry out investigations, and help people taking cases to court. 2012-15. This was approved Executive Board. The objectives relate to the Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED) set out under the Equality Act 2010, which are to: a) Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation b) Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not

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