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Bromsgrove District Council. The Equality and Diversity Forum 13th December 2007. Equality Impact Assessment Training. The training was held on 20 th November 7 Forum members attended with 6 apologies We worked together on an Impact Assessment for “Equalities” as a Council function
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Bromsgrove District Council The Equality and Diversity Forum 13th December 2007
Equality Impact Assessment Training • The training was held on 20th November • 7 Forum members attended with 6 apologies • We worked together on an Impact Assessment for “Equalities” as a Council function • Results will be made available as a draft document after the second session • Provisional dates – 18th or 19th February
Equality Impact Assessment Training • All who attended said they • understood the importance of Equality Impact Assessments better than they did before • understood the relationship between Equality Impact Assessment, Equality Action Planning and Business Planning better than they did before
Equality Impact Assessment Training • Next steps are • Provide second training session • Finalise the Equality Impact Assessment for “Equalities” • Publish this on the Internet • Agree a timetable for presenting other Equality Impact Assessments to the Forum
Disabled Users Group • First meeting on 4th December 2007 • 13 people attended with 7 apologies • Terms of Reference to be agreed at next meeting • Incorporate the Easy Read Disability Equality Scheme and “Achieving Disability Equality in the Bromsgrove District report • Meetings will be every 8 weeks, the Friday before the Equality and Diversity Forum meets
Disabled Users Group • It was agreed that the priorities for the Disabled Users Group are :- • Highways – pavements/ High Street • Community Transport (other transport issues/ taxis ) • Redevelopment of the Town Centre/ involvement in the design • Parking and parking charges/ loss of disabled parking bays
Gender Equality Working Group • Met on 21st November • Further input from group to the working draft documents • Key meetings still to be had with two Heads of Service and BDHT • Draft to be circulated February • Launch event on International Women’s Day March or April Conference 2008
Bromsgrove Black History Month • Programme of events succesfully run in October • More community members have joined the group • Celebratory meeting being held next Monday • Discussions to plan 2008 activities to start early in the year