Equalities at Wealden
Equality of opportunity is central to the Council’s objectives and values.
The aim of the Wealden Equality Scheme is to set out how we will ensure that all our services and employment opportunities are provided with equity and fairness to everyone.
The Council is committed to achieving this through the following objectives:
- To promote equality of opportunity and good race relations for all individuals and communities in Wealden.
- To collect data and information on the impact of our policies and practices.
- To eliminate any unlawful discrimination or harassment in the provision of our services and employment.
- To continue to improve the accessibility of our services and employment opportunities for all, and tackle the causes of social exclusion
- To ensure effective implementation of equality duties across all service areas.
The Service Delivery and Employment Action Plans (Chapter Two and Three of the Wealden Equality Scheme) identify actions that we will take over the next three years to ensure that our services and employment opportunities are provided with equity and fairness to everyone.
To ensure we meet our aims we will:
- Monitor, assess and report on our progress.
- Publicise our equality policy, action plans and achievements.
- Incorporate our equality policy into all of the work of the Council.
The Wealden Equality Scheme can be accessed from the PDF links below. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you will need to 
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Summary of the Wealden Equality Scheme 2007-2010 (pdf, 77kb)
Full version of the Wealden Equality Scheme 2007-2010 (pdf, 738kb)
Wealden Equality Scheme 2007-2010 (pdf, 125kb)
Chapter One: Wealden’s Approach To Equality (pdf, 34kb)
Chapter Two: Service Delivery Action Plan (pdf, 40kb)
Chapter Three: Employment Action Plan (pdf, 44kb)
Chapter Four: Disability Equality Scheme (pdf, 234kb)
Chapter Five: Gender Equality Scheme (pdf, 103kb)
Chapter Six: Race Equality Scheme (pdf, 77kb)
Chapter Seven: Religion & Belief (pdf, 26kb)
Chapter Eight: Sexual Orientation (pdf, 19kb)
Chapter Nine: Age and Employment (pdf, 18kb)
Chapter Ten: Equality Impact Assessment- Process and Guidance (pdf, 31kb)
Appendix 1. Social Inclusion Policy Statement (pdf, 33kb)
Appendix 2. Population Data for Wealden (pdf, 155kb)
Appendix 3. Equalities Legislation
Appendix 4. Equality Impact Assessment Pro-forma (pdf, 36kb)
Appendix 5. Full Impact Assessment – Guidance (pdf, 58kb)
Appendix 6. Equality Impact Assessment Timetable (pdf, 57kb)
Appendix 7. Supporting Documentation- Disability Equality Scheme (pdf, 112kb)
Appendix 8. Supporting Documentation- Gender Equality Scheme (pdf, 205kb)
If you would like advice or information about the Wealden Equality Scheme please contact the Equalities Officer on 01323 443204 or email corporate@wealden.gov.uk.