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Page 1: Adapting to a changing city - The Equality Agenda Dublin 06

Adapting to a changing Adapting to a changing citycity

- The Equality Agenda- The Equality Agenda

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Your view of Belfast Your view of Belfast

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Belfast now? Has it changedBelfast now? Has it changed

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Northern Ireland Act 1998 Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 75Section 75

A Statutory Duty on all Public A Statutory Duty on all Public Authorities to have-Authorities to have-

Due regard to the need to Due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunitypromote equality of opportunity

Regard to the desirability of Regard to the desirability of promoting good relationspromoting good relations

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Promoting equality of Promoting equality of opportunityopportunity

Between persons of different religious Between persons of different religious belief, political opinion, racial group, belief, political opinion, racial group, age, marital status or sexual orientationage, marital status or sexual orientation

Between men and women generallyBetween men and women generally Between persons with a disability and Between persons with a disability and

persons withoutpersons without Between persons with dependants and Between persons with dependants and

those withoutthose without

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Promoting Good Relations Promoting Good Relations BetweenBetween

Persons of different Religious BeliefPersons of different Religious Belief

Persons of different Political OpinionPersons of different Political Opinion

Persons of different Racial GroupsPersons of different Racial Groups

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Belfast City Council – Equality Belfast City Council – Equality AgendaAgenda

1998 Good Friday Agreement1998 Good Friday Agreement Equality SchemeEquality Scheme Equality Impact AssessmentsEquality Impact Assessments Screening ProcessScreening Process ConsultationConsultation MonitoringMonitoring Freedom Of InformationFreedom Of Information Transparent/ Open/ Accountable Transparent/ Open/ Accountable

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Benefits of the Statutory DutiesBenefits of the Statutory Duties

Proactive promotion of equality of Proactive promotion of equality of opportunity and good relationsopportunity and good relations

Participation of affected groupsParticipation of affected groups

MainstreamingMainstreaming

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Some Real changes to Some Real changes to publicpublic

ConsultationConsultation Transparency Transparency Method of complaintMethod of complaint More public controlMore public control MonitoringMonitoring Customer Care focusCustomer Care focus Consideration of Equality In Policy Consideration of Equality In Policy

DevelopmentDevelopment

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Real evidenceReal evidence

InternalInternal Work life balance policiesWork life balance policies Anti discrimination laws relating to Anti discrimination laws relating to

age, homophobia, raceage, homophobia, race Gender ChampionGender Champion

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Real evidence of changeReal evidence of change

External External

AccessAccess

Pricing polices reviewsPricing polices reviews

Acknowledgment of disability issues Acknowledgment of disability issues across the service ( audits/ work/ across the service ( audits/ work/ training)training)

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Good Relations StrategyGood Relations Strategy

1.1. To promote good community relationsTo promote good community relations

2.2. To celebrate cultural diversityTo celebrate cultural diversity

3.3. To promote equality through service deliveryTo promote equality through service delivery

4.4. To promote equality through a representative To promote equality through a representative workforceworkforce

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THE EQUALITY THE EQUALITY ORGANISATIONORGANISATION

Externally initiatedExternally initiated Legally drivenLegally driven Quantitative focusQuantitative focus Problem-focusedProblem-focused Assumes assimilationAssumes assimilation ReactiveReactive Religious belief, political opinion, race Religious belief, political opinion, race

gender and disabilitygender and disability

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THE DIVERSITY ORGANISATIONTHE DIVERSITY ORGANISATION

Internally initiatedInternally initiated Business-needs driven Business-needs driven

Qualitative focusQualitative focus Opportunity-focusedOpportunity-focused Assumes pluralismAssumes pluralism ProactiveProactive All differencesAll differences

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Change and InnovationChange and Innovation

‘‘there is nothing more difficult to plan, there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions, and preservation of the old institutions, and merely lukewarm defenders in those who merely lukewarm defenders in those who should gain by the new ones.’should gain by the new ones.’

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