The Council's Gender Equality Scheme is part of a wider
equality policy and commitment (that includes race, gender,
disability, age, religion and belief and sexual orientation) in
relation to the delivery of services and the employment of
staff.
From April 2007, the Council is under a legal duty to
promote gender equality. The Gender Equality Scheme and
Action Plan set out what steps the Council will take to:
The Scheme also sets out what the Council will do to eliminate
unlawful discrimination and harassment in employment and vocational
training for people who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have
undergone gender reassignment.
The Council's Gender Equality Scheme and Action Plan
from 2007- 2010 can be found on the link to the right. The
scheme and action plan are reviewed annually. Please
contact us with any comments on the scheme, or if there are
any particular gender - related concerns you have about the way
that Council delivers its services.
You can respond via email to Equality@bathnes.gov.uk or by
telephone to Louise Murphy, Corporate Equality Officer
(Tel 01225 477094), by fax (01225 477890) or
Mincom/textphone (01225 396155).
The Gender Equality Scheme can be made available in a range
of languages, large print, Braille, on tape, electronic and
accessible formats - please contact us by any of the above
methods.
