Equality and Diversity
Devon for Everyone
Equality Information
As a community leader, the Council wants to understand the needs of people living and working in the county. This helps us to rmake sure that as many people as possible receive the best possible service and outcomes.
We develop an understanding of Devon's communities through:
- Consultation
- Feedback
- Community profiles
- Health and Wellbeing Profiles
- Hate Crime and Incident Reports
- Research and feedback obtained from partners in the voluntary and community sector including the Equality Reference Group.
- Equality Evidence Base
(414KB - pdf help).
Updating our Evidence Base
Between November 2010 and 31 January 2011 we invited (86KB - pdf help) people to take part in a Community Needs Survey. The results of the Survey will be used (88KB - pdf help) to strengthen our Evidence Base. An Easy Read version (1.61MB - pdf help) of the survey was also available. Results will be published here soon.
National picture
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its first triennial review called How Fair is Britain. It looks at the progress that society is making in relation to equality, human rights and good relations. It reports on eight key areas: Life; Security; Health; Education; Employment; Standard of living; Care and support; Power and voice.
Supporting our communities with funding from the dedicated Equality Budget
We recognise the need to work in close partnership with local communities and organisations and therefore have an equality budget which can be used to support initiatives that challenge inequality and celebrate diversity. Organisations (and sometimes individuals), usually from the Voluntary and Community Sector, may apply for small amounts of funding from the Corporate Equality Budget and funding may be granted to projects, services, facilities or events/activities that meet our equality budget funding criteria and any of our organisational aims. You are strongly advised to bid for funding for a financial year (April to March) by the end of the first week in April.
Equality Budget Funding Application Form.
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