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Medway Council’s equality information and objectives

Medway Council is committed to providing value for money services that are appropriate, targeted and effective in meeting the diverse and changing needs of our community.

Knowing the local community, identifying priority areas for improvement and using this knowledge, makes it easier to plan and deliver services to the people that need them in the ways they can access them. This ensures positive outcomes, which provide value for money and higher levels of customer satisfaction.

Medway Council has brought together information on diversity of Medway residents and the make up of the council’s workforce. This equality information along with the equality objectives that have been developed for the council are detailed in Delivering Fair and Responsive Services 2013-14  (pdf 255KB).

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Diversity information about the residents of Medway and the council’s workforce is detailed in Appendix A; the analysis of the information and performance is in Appendix B; and how the council meets it Public Sector Equality Duty is in Appendix C.

The equality information, the council’s equality schemes and the challenges identified by the Equality and Human Rights Commission through, ‘How Fair is Britain?’ as being, “the most significant and the most urgently in need of resolution” have been used to develop the council’s equality objectives. The council’s equality objectives are:

  • narrowing the gap in educational achievement;
  • reducing repeat incidences of domestic abuse;
  • reducing incidences of hate crime;
  • increasing the independence of older and vulnerable people receiving adult social care services;
  • increasing the independence of carers of older and vulnerable people receiving adult social care services;
  • increasing the representation of disabled people in the council’s workforce;
  • improving the collection and analysis of equality information (customer profiling).

Please let us have any comments by email on researchandreview@medway.gov.uk. We would particularly want to hear from you if you feel that another aspect of equality needs to be given a higher priority and should be a part of the equality objectives.

Medway Council’s commitment to excellent customer care and responsive services is central to the council’s core values and the priorities as set out in the Council Plan.

Fair Access, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Medway Council’s Fair Access, Diversity and Inclusion Policy (pdf 15KB) updates and replaces the council’s Equal Opportunities Policy. The Fair Access and Inclusion policy outlines the council’s commitment to tackling discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations amongst all residents.

Our Policy commitment

“The council is committed to ensuring that no service user, employee, job applicant, partner, contractor, supplier or member of the public will be unlawfully discriminated, harassed or victimised on the grounds of race; ethnicity; nationality; ethnic or national origin; colour; disability; gender identity or presentation; marital or civil partnership status; maternity or pregnancy; family and caring responsibilities; sex; sexual orientation; age; HIV status; religion or belief; political beliefs; social class; trades union activity; or irrelevant spent convictions.”

Medway Council’s Equality Objectives and the Equality Schemes

The council’s Equality Schemes on race, disability and gender have been incorporated into the Equality Objectives outlined above. Council performance against the equality objectives will be monitored and progress reported on an annual basis to demonstrate our compliance with the Fair Access and Inclusion Policy and the equalities legislation.

Further information on equalities

If you would like further information and the requirements of local government see the links below.

For more information contact Equalities and Diversity Adviser by telephone: 01634 332744 or by email: researchandreview@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Equalities and Diversity Adviser, Workforce Development Team, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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