Guidance for doing business with DCC
DCC has produced guidance for commissioners and organisations wanting to do business with us, which aims to provide clarity over the equality standards expected.
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Guidance
A wide range of guidance including what is meant by the terms equality, diversity and inclusivity, equality legislation, and useful information on the protected characteristics.
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Other DCC services
Devon County Council provides a range of services and information which directly target diverse communities and protected characteristic groups or addresses a specific equality issue. This includes:
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion by Design
Position Statement July 2022 Public Authorities will be familiar with ‘digital by default’ or ‘digital by design’ which is about making services so easy to access online that it becomes the natural place for people to go to; a plan of the UK government since 2010. It requires organisations to design communications and customer services around […]
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Position statements
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Information and resources
Zero tolerance to hate crime Devon County Council has signed the Zero Tolerance to Hate Crime Pledge. Equality policy Everyone who works for Devon County Council (as an employee, contractor, or volunteer) is expected to adhere to the Equality Policy. Equality Policy – Equality and Diversity (devon.gov.uk) Other resources Learning and development ‘In-person’ training and […]
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Race Equality Action Plan
The Race Equality Audit was published in January 2022 and a Race Equality Action Plan was published in August 2022. The plan set out 80 actions under 16 objectives, aligned to 4 organisational themes. In July 2023 we were delighted to be awarded Bronze Trailblazer status by Race Equality Matters for our work on anti-racism. […]
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Anti-Racism Framework
The purpose of the anti-racism framework is to describe what Devon County Council (DCC) is doing now and in the medium and long term to address racism in the workplace and community, and to become an anti-racist organisation. Its intended outcome is to ensure everyone in Devon is safe, well and thriving. Racism is something […]
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On this day (February 23), in 1931, Devon County Council’s first woman Councillor was elected
Born in South America, Juanita Phillips had a remarkable life as local politician, Suffragist, president of the WI, Mayor of Honiton, Guardian of the poor, and magistrate. Soon after her election success, she was appointed to the Public Assistance Committee: The Public Assistance Committee, with its Devon-wide remit, struggled in a financial climate that meant […]
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Race Equality Audit 2021
Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism in Devon County Council A report of the Race Equality Audit Project Team. December 2021 Introduction This report provides a summary of the findings of the Race Equality Audit, commissioned by Devon County Council’s (DCC) Leadership Group at the recommendation of the Lead Officer for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). […]