As a council, we are committed to delivering services that narrow the gap in outcomes between disadvantaged groups and the wider community, and to ensuring that protected groups are included and have their voices heard and reduce barriers in accessing services and support.
The council will continue to work within the partnership via the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Group and with the Diverse Communities IDVA to reach into communities where there are likely to be ‘hidden victims’ who have their own unique barriers to access Domestic Abuse Support. We are also obliged to comply with the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty.
We believe that all people are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect and we are determined to ensure that everyone entitled to use our services receives fair and equitable treatment. One way that we can achieve this is by ensuring that those who do not use English as a first language (including users of British Sign Language) still have equal access to our services through the provision of interpretation and translation services.
We are committed to working with our partners and communities to promote good relations and to combat prejudice, discrimination and harassment.
An equality impact assessment has been carried out for this policy.
