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- Gender Equality Scheme 2010 - 2013
Doncaster Council is pleased to present the Consultation Draft of its second Gender Equality Scheme. Your comments, views and suggestions on the scheme are very important, to help us to eradicate discrimination and create policies and services that meet everyone's needs.
We would appreciate it if you would take the time to read the scheme and complete the attached questionnaire. Please return your comments no later than Friday 5 March 2010.
The purpose of the Gender Equality Scheme is to provide a practical framework that enables Doncaster Council to tackle discrimination and take action where there are barriers preventing people from accessing services, employment opportunities and information. The scheme takes a holistic approach to gender equality, recognising that each person has their own unique experiences and needs.
It is a specific equality duty for all public bodies to produce a Gender Equality Scheme. The Gender Equality Duty was introduced into legislation in the Equality Act 2006, amending the Sex Discrimination Act. It incorporates the general duties that are placed on public bodies, to have ‘due regard’ to the need to:
eliminate unlawful sex discrimination and harassment (including for transsexual people)
promote equality of opportunity between men and women
The Gender Equality Duty aims to make gender equality a central part of Doncaster’s policy-making, strategy formulation, service delivery and employment practice.
It is intended that the scheme will lead to improved gender equality outcomes for all of Doncaster’s communities and those who live, visit and work in Doncaster.
The consultation draft Gender Equality Scheme 2010 - 2013 is below for you to read. There are questions to consider as you read the document - these appear at the end of each section. When you have read the scheme, please take time to complete the questionnaire attached below, and return it to arrive by Friday 5 March 2010. You can do this by email to stephanie.beech@doncaster.gov.uk or by post to Stephanie Beech, SSSC Policy & Change Team, Doncaster Council, Council House, College Road, Doncaster, DN1 3AD.
