DCC’s equality objectives are published and regularly updated at Our corporate equality objectives – Equality and Diversity (devon.gov.uk). Below is an annual update of progress at March 2021 for the previous financial year: a) Continuous equality objectives and targets 1. Equality Reference Group (ERG) provides insight and challenge Equality Reference Group (ERG) provides insight and […]
In February, Sofie Francis (Smarter Devon) and I were fortunate to meet online with Stuart Brockenhurst, Chief Executive of Applegate and Chair of the Heart of the SW Innovation Board to hear how Supply Devon has removed gender and race bias from its system. Supply Devon is a free service which aims to match local […]
How Devon County Council websites are organised The Devon County Council ‘website’ is made up of many separate websites and services, covering different areas of our work. Each website has its own accessibility statement, to ensure we can properly describe the accessibility for each site or service. This accessibility statement covers the Equality, Diversity and […]
2019/20 Introduction Devon County Council is committed to eliminating modern slavery, human trafficking and other forms of exploitation in the county. Our roles include: These roles span several partnerships and cover all the services that we commission and provide. This statement provides a brief summary of our work, with links to sources of further information. […]
Our Lead Member for Equality and our Corporate Equality Officer respond to #BlackLivesMatter, how it resonates here in Devon and what support is out there for staff and communities. Cllr Barry Parsons, our Lead Member for Equality says: “BlackLivesMatter. “The kneeling on a young man’s neck with a posture above of hand in pocket […]
This is a guide for Care / Nursing Homes and other establishments who may be in care of a person who is dying or has recently died. It takes into account the challenges and concerns posed by the coronavirus pandemic and offers guidance on how to provide people with a caring, respectful and sensitive experience […]
2023/2024 Service area Number of service users % Male % Female % Disabled % Ethnicity Age profile Adult Social Care (snapshot at 31st March) All service users 10,478 44 56 In order to receive social care support, all users would come under the Equality Act definition of disability. White […]
What’s on #BHM2020 If you are running an event in Devon to mark Black History Month, please tell us and we will add it to our calendar of events: What is happening? Where is it happening? When is it happening? How do I get involved? Find out more Start the Week Discussions Online Every Monday […]
About the Survey Devon residents were invited to respond to a survey which asked to what extent they agreed with a number of statements. The survey ran from September to December 2019. Scoring was on a star rating basis. Five stars = strongly agree, four stars = agree, three stars = neither agree nor disagree, […]
Data for April 2020 to March 2021 Customer Complaints Results for a search of ‘keywords’ from the customer complaints system showed that 13 complaints had a discrimination element to them, noting that in the majority of complaints listed, discrimination is not the only or main issue being raised within the complaint: One complaint was withdrawn, […]