NIFRS Equality Scheme & Action Plan. - Northern Ireland Fire ...

Contents
Page
Foreword 3
Chapter 1 Introduction 6
Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 6
How we propose to fulfil the Section 75 duties in relation to
the relevant functions of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue
Service 6
Who we are and what we do 7-8
Chapter 2
Our arrangements for assessing our compliance with
the Section 75 Duties 9
Responsibilities and reporting 9-14
Chapter 3 Our arrangements for consulting 15
Chapter 4
Our arrangements for assessing, monitoring and
publishing the impact of policies 18
Our arrangements for assessing the likely impact adopted
or proposed to be adopted on the promotion of equality of
opportunity of policies
18
Screening 18-20
Equality impact assessment 20
Our arrangements for publishing the results of the
assessments of the likely impact of policies we have
adopted or propose to adopt on the promotion of equality
of opportunity
21
What we publish 21
How we publish the information 22
Where we publish the information 22
Our arrangements for monitoring any adverse impact of
policies we have adopted on equality of opportunity
22-23
Our arrangements for publishing the results of our
monitoring 23
Chapter 5 Staff training 24
Commitment to staff training 24
Training objectives 24
Awareness raising and training arrangements 24-25
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