Bury Council values and embraces all people, irrespective of their background, for the differences, skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. We are committed to ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and has equal access to our services and employment opportunities.
Through our community leadership role, we are working with our partners in Team Bury to ensure that Bury is seen as a Borough where diversity is valued and celebrated, so that we can build stronger, confident, responsible communities where people feel they can live and belong.
The Council has a generic approach to equality issues, but within that particularly recognises the equality characteristics of race, disability, gender, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and caring responsibilities.
To view the equality related information on this web page, please click on the relevant links below:-
Bury Council published it's current Single Equality Scheme in December 2009, in compliance with the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000, Disability Discrimination Amendment Act 2005 and Equality Act 2006. The Scheme sets out what the Council intends to achieve in respect of equality and diversity over the three year period 2010 to 2012.
Our Comprehensive Equality Policy (CEP) details Bury Council’s approach to equality and diversity, and illustrates how equality and diversity is mainstreamed throughout everything that we do.
The CEP is supported by the following documents:-
Bury Council's Equality and Cohesion Impact Assessment (ECIA) process looks at significant proposals or changes to Council's policies and procedures and their impact on 7 diverse groups (race, disability, gender (including gender identity), age, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities and religion and belief). There are 2 stages to the ECIA. You can view the ECIAs completed by the Council by following the links below:
You can view the Council's timetable to impact assess existing policies using the link below:
Impact Needs Requirement Assessments are the way Bury Council looks at our existing services, functions and policies with regard to race, disability, gender, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, religion and belief and caring responsibilities.
Our annual report monitors progress over the previous year in terms of our equality and diversity agenda.
The Council has the following Employee Focus Groups who work towards ensuring equality is proactively incorporated within the Council's policy and planning processes and procedures; and assist with developing good practices:
More general information on equality related matters, including a summary of all equality related legislation can be found on our Social Issues internet pages.
If you would like to make any comments or talk though any issues, or require any documents in other formats, for example large print, Braille, audio tape or on computer disk please contact:
Caroline Schofield or Catherine King,
Corporate Human Resources,
Town Hall,
Knowsley Street,
Bury,
Telephone: 0161 253 5157 / 6371.
Email: equality@bury.gov.uk.
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