Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 requires all public sector bodies to promote equality of opportunity and good relations.
In carrying out its functions, the Council must now have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity between:-
- persons of different religious belief, political opinion, racial group, age, marital status or sexual orientation
- between men and women generally
- between persons with a disability and persons without
- between persons with dependants and persons without.
In addition, the Council must have regard to the desirability of promoting good relations between persons of different religious belief, political opinion or racial group.
The Council's Equality Scheme
The Council's Equality Scheme is a statement of Council's commitment to the promotion of equality of opportunity and good relations and also outlines how it will meet its obligations under Section 75. A copy of the Council's Equality Scheme is available to download below.
Policy Screening and Equality Impact Assessment
Under Section 75, the Council is required to screen all its services and policies to identify any existing or potential impact on equality of opportunity and good relations. Where there is an adverse impact, the Council will conduct a detailed review of the policy and seek ways to eliminate or reduce the impact. This process is called equality impact assessment. Both policy screening and equality impact assessment reports are subject to public consultation.
Copies of the latest reports are available to download below.
- CBC Equality Scheme (.pdf)
- Equality Scheme 5 Year Review Report (.pdf)
- Women in Local Councils Initiative - Declaration of Principles (.pdf)
Archive Consultation Reports
Current Consultations
- Draft EQIA (Consultation Doc) - Display of Portrait of HM The Queen at Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre (.pdf)
- Queens Portrait Draft EQIA - Executive Summary (.pdf)
- Queen's Portrait Consultation - Response Form (.doc)
