Cornwall County, England Equality and Diversity Group
Type: Policy
Status: Last revised in May 2008
Source File: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=39440
Description:
Terms of Reference
The Cornwall Equality and Diversity Group was established to bring together all statutory agencies within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and to forge links with voluntary agencies within the two counties. The work of the group to date has included:
- Support for equality groups and networks within Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
- Supporting diversity initiatives such as the Cornwall Pride march
- Promoting equality and diversity to public sector employees and the communities they serve
- Delivering a programme of joint training for employees
- Fostering working arrangement with the Diversity Network for Cornwall
- Undertaking joint consultation and engagement activities to develop schemes and action plans
Cornwall Equality and Diversity Group Terms of Reference [27kb]
CEDG leads on one of the Local Area Agreement Outcomes, "Strong 5 - Build a cohesive and welcoming society based upon equality of opportunity. Celebrating race, ethnicity, culture, faith, age, disability, gender and sexual orientation through reducing discrimination, improving inclusion and building individuals and communities' self esteem" which can be viewed on the LAA outcomes pages of the Cornwall Strategic Partnership website. This outcome shapes the work programme of CEDG and attracts some funding to enable work on equality in Cornwall.