Equality and diversity
- Our Equalities Policy
- Our Equality Scheme
- The Race Equality Scheme
- The Disability Equality Scheme (DES)
We are proud of its diverse and multicultural population. It has a clear vision and commitment to ensure equality of access and opportunities for everyone in Barnet.
In serving our community, we aim to improve the quality of life of all residents and service users.
As a diverse community:
- We value and celebrate the richness of culture, backgrounds and traditions we share.
- We accept that discrimination is a major barrier to a fair and just society. We are guided by the reality that there are people who are prevented from taking part fully in the life of our community, for example, in the areas of employment, housing and education
- The reasons for their unfair treatment and exclusion may be related to their age, disability, ethnic background and skin colour, faith, gender, health, language, social and economic background, or being lesbian or gay.
- We recognise that discrimination affects people in complex ways.
- We are committed to challenging all forms of inequalities.
Our Equalities Policy
- The equalities policy
(PDF: 68KB)
Contents:
- Introduction
- Our vision
- Our equalities commitments
- Our cycle of improvement
- Our responsibilities
- Relevant legislation
Our Equality Scheme
The scheme shows how we want to promote equality in its widest sense and also be sensitive to how services can affect people differently depending on their age, faith/belief and sexual orientation.
The Equalities Delivery Plan which accompanies the equality scheme will soon be available. The plan will set out the priorities, targets and timescales the council has set itself to meeting its obligations.
As the scheme is a long document we have prepared a shorter Executive Summary as well as an easy-read version. If you have difficulties downloading any of the documents, please use the the contact details opposite, and a printed version will be sent to you.
- Barnet Equality Scheme (PDF: 1.084MB)
- Barnet Equality Scheme Executive Summary (PDF: 400KB)
- Barnet Equality Scheme - executive summary, 'easy read' version (PDF: 313KB)
The Race Equality Scheme
This builds on the vision and commitments contained in the equalities policy.
The scheme has been refined further this year in the light of the new census information and as a result of further consultation with services and with our partners in the community.
- Race Equality Scheme 2006 - 2007 (PDF: 196KB)
- The Race Equality Scheme (2003 - 2006) (PDF: 280KB)
- The Race Equality Scheme Action Plan (May 2003 - May 2006) (PDF: 280KB)
The Disability Equality Scheme (DES)
This is our first Disability Equality Scheme to be published as part of the new duty placed upon public authorities to promote disability equality.
The scheme reflects our ambitions and aspirations to work with our key partners to ensure that Barnet is known nationally and internationally as a successful city-suburb of London.
- Disability Equality Scheme 2006-2007 (PDF 2.61MB)
- Disability Equality Scheme launch event on 4 December 2006
Citizens' Panel Survey of the Disability Equality Scheme
The citizens' panel survey of August 2006, was designed to inform the Disability and Race Equality Schemes, looking in particular at residents’ priorities for disability and race equality.
- Citizens' panel survey 2006-summary (PDF: 124KB)
