Equality and Diversity

Research and Reports

National
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
Independent Inquiry into the death of David Bennett image - PDF icon (803KB - pdf help)
Ombudsman's 2003-04 Social Services Case Studies image - PDF icon (82KB - pdf help)

Local
Fair For All Programme Evidence Base image - PDF icon (414KB - pdf help)
Fair For All Programme Annual Reports
Consultation strategy
Devon Towns profiles
Consultation Finder

Tips on searching for equality related issues using Consultation Finder:

  • Search be selecting Status ‘All’
  • Select subject by broad theme or equality strand, e.g ‘black and minority ethnic’ or ‘disabled people’

Diversity Monitoring of Staff

Age
A Question of Fairness image - PDF icon (367KB - pdf help) - An enquiry into the health and social care needs of Muslim elders in Exeter (Apr 2004)
Age Concern Opening Doors project
Better Health in Old Age image - PDF icon (732KB - pdf help) – Department of Health publication
In our Blood image - PDF icon (1.51MB - pdf help) - Respite Services, Family Care & Asian Communities in Leicester
Age Alert - Early Warning image - PDF icon (379KB - pdf help) - Age Diversity and Local Government

Disability
A Practical Guide for Disabled People and Carers - A Department of Health publication.
Learning Disability and Ethnicity image - PDF icon (273KB - pdf help) - A Framework for Action. Remove and put in Research and reports
Improving Life Chances of Disabled People -Joint Cabinet Report, January 2005 Remove and put in Research and reports

Gender
Powerless, poor and passed over: Black and minority ethnic women in the UK image - PDF icon (103KB - pdf help) - Press release from the Fawcett Society February 2005

Race and Ethnicity
Promoting Diversity and Resilience image - PDF icon (543KB - pdf help) - Improving the life chances of children looked-after from Black and other minority ethnic sub-groups Move to Research and reports
A Question of Fairness image - PDF icon (367KB - pdf help) - An enquiry into the health and social care needs of Muslim elders in Exeter (Apr 2004)
Inside Outside image - PDF icon (206KB - pdf help) - Improving Mental Health Services for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in England (Aug 2003)
Delivering Race Equality in Mental Health Care image - PDF icon (1.28MB - pdf help) - An action plan for reform inside and outside services (Jan. 2005)
Breaking the circles of fear image - PDF icon (888KB - pdf help) - A review of the relationship between mental health services and African and Caribbean communities.
Learning Disability and Ethnicity image - PDF icon (273KB - pdf help) - A Framework for Action.
Case Study - an audit tool image - PDF icon (490KB - pdf help) - from The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Mental Health Services for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups image - PDF icon (123KB - pdf help) - making change happen
Finding adoptive families for black, Asian and black mixed-parentage children. image - PDF icon (54KB - pdf help) - Policy and Practice
Ethnicity, work characteristics, stress and health. image - PDF icon (881KB - pdf help) - HSE Research Report 2005s

Religion and Belief
A Question of Fairness image - PDF icon (367KB - pdf help) - An enquiry into the health and social care needs of Muslim elders in Exeter (Apr 2004) Move to research and reports
Partnership for the common good: interfaith structures and local government image - PDF icon (110KB - pdf help) - good practice guidelines Move to research and Reports

Sexual Orientation
The Social and Policy Implications of Non-heterosexual Ageing