A -Z of Services

Equality Scheme 2009-12

West Dunbartonshire Council values the increasing diversity of our communities and is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and equitable outcomes for all of its citizens and service users. This involves:

understanding the diversity of the communities of West Dunbartonshire

having policies and services to meet the needs and promote the wellbeing of the

whole community

involving diverse communities in the development of policies and services

having fair and flexible employment practices

encouraging participation in public life

promoting good relations between diverse communities, and between those

communities and the Council

reducing harassment

providing the public with information on the Council’s progress in promotion of equality

The Equality Scheme 2009-12 sets out how the Council will meet these objectives in relation to the promotion of equal opportunities across the following aspects of equality – race, disability, gender, age, religion and belief, sexual orientation and transgender status.

The scheme replaces three previous schemes:

Race Equality Scheme 2008–11

Disability Equality Scheme 2006–09

Gender Equality Scheme 2007–10

The scheme comprises four main sections:

Cross-cutting approaches which should underpin the Council’s

promotion of all strands of equality. This includes training, impact assessment and

employment.

Approaches which relate to specific equality strands, for example the

work to challenge violence against women and the work on disability access

improvement.

Equality in Education

Action Plan

The scheme is supported by appendices providing background information. The scheme will be updated in 2012 to meet the Equality Act 2010 and include equality objectives.

To view the Equality Scheme 2009-12 click here.

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Equal Pay Statement

As part of the gender duty, the Council has also published an Equal Pay Statement.

The Statement was approved on 26th September 2007. By publishing the statement we are complying with one of the specific duties outlined in our Equality Scheme 2009-12. View the Equal Pay Statement which will be reviewed in 2010.

The Equal Pay Statement was reviewed in 2010 and an Equal Pay Progress Report produced.

Further details of your rights under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and Equal Pay Act 1970 can be found on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website.

West Dunbartonshire Disability Profile

The Disability Profile gathers together information on disability and impairment in West Dunbartonshire and is intended to be used by local agencies to plan their services to take into account the needs of the disabled community, and by 'disability' groups to support their representative role. It will be updated periodically.

To view the new West Dunbartonshire Disability Profile please click here

A-Z Signpost to Services:

Services in West Dunbartonshire for the Disabled Community

Like everyone else in the community, disabled people need information on the services that are important to them. But they also need to know how these services have been designed to meet their particular needs.

Signpost to Services includes information on disability-related services, but most of the content refers to the services which disabled people use every day in their roles as householders, consumers, parents, transport users, employees and community activists, and information that is relevant to leisure pursuits and other interests. In providing information on these services, the guide highlights the means by which they take account of the needs of disabled users.

The guide has been compiled by the Council’s Policy Unit, following consultation with representatives of the disabled community and input from the services featured.

This is the first edition of the guide and we welcome ideas on how it can be improved. At the end of the guide there is a feedback page which users

are invited to use to make comments and suggestions for further editions.

The guide is available in large print, on CD and on audio tape, and can be made available in community languages.

To view the signpost to services please click here

If you wish to discuss any of these schemes further, for information or for a printed version, please contact:

Suzanne Greer

Policy Development Officer,

Community Planning and Policy Team,

West Dunbartonshire Council,

3rd Floor, Council Offices,

Garshake Road,

Dumbarton,