We have also provided links to some Race Equality Schemes, which have been produced by five of our Positively Diverse Lead Sites.
Good Practice
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Assessing functions and policies, and proposed policies for relevance to the performance of the general statutory duty. |
Evidence of proportionality being applied;
Evidence of stakeholders being consulted;
List includes procurement and partnerships. |
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Assessing and consulting on the likely impact of proposed policies on promoting race equality.
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Evidence of how the impact assessment and consultation process has been mainstreamed into:
- standard policy making
- processes
- business planning
- any quality assurances systems
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Monitoring existing policies for adverse impact on the promotion of race equality |
- Evidence of monitoring system that enables the identification of differential impact on all racial groups, including, for example, gypsies and travellers
- Ethnic monitoring arrangements linked appropriately with other relevant monitoring arrangements.
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Publishing the results of assessments, consultations and monitoring |
- Proactive practice in relation to translating results of assessments, consultation, and monitoring results into the languages spoken within the organisations local area / customer base.
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Ensuring public access to information and services
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- Methods used to promote and ensure improved access i.e. outreach or specialist services, linkworkers
- Details of how accessibility questions / criteria are integrated into the organisation's review, impact assessment and monitoring arrangements.
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Training staff in relation to the general statutory duty and the appropriate order
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- Evidence of a skills audit having been carried out;
- A trainers for trainers programme to ensure in-house training expertise in all aspects of the general statutory duty and the orders.
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Examples of Race Equality Schemes:
We have provided links to some Race Equality Schemes within the NHS. These have been produced by five of our Positively Diverse Lead Sites.
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
- Bradford District Care Trust
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Barts and The London NHS Trust
Plymouth NHS Teaching PCT