Equality Scheme
Our Equality Scheme details our commitment to meeting our equality duty and ensures that we integrate equality and diversity into all areas of Council service delivery, decision-making and policy development.
A summary leaflet providing details of our Equality Scheme is also available
Equality Action Plan
Derry City and Strabane District Council have developed an action plan which details how we will undertake the promotion of equality of opportunity for the nine equality categories and good relations for the three good relations categories.
Audit of Inequalities
The action measures that make up our action plan have been developed and prioritised on the basis of an audit of inequalities. The audit of inequalities gathered and analysed information across the Section 75 categories to identify the inequalities that exist for our service users and those affected by our policies.
Disability Action Plan
The Disability Discrimination Act (Northern Ireland) 1995 (as amended by the Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland ) Order 2006 requires that Derry City and Strabane District Council must:
“…in carrying out its functions have due regard to—
(a) the need to promote positive attitudes towards disabled persons; and
(b) the need to encourage participation by disabled persons in public life.”
Our Disability Action Plan sets out how we will do this.