YHN Delivery Plan 2012-13 - Your Homes Newcastle

Directorate: Chief Executives OfficeTeam: Equality and DiversityKey work areas:Provide advice and support to Service Managers to ensure that YHN’s commitment toequality and diversity goes far wider than our legislative obligations by: Facilitating the implementation of policies, practices and procedures thatactively promote equality and diversity; and Mainstreaming the equality and diversity agenda within YHN.The targets below are monitored on a quarterly basis through the service planmonitoring programmeYHN Top 20 target Produce equality and diversity action plans, informed by demographic analysis, for6 service areas and report to Customer and Service Delivery Committee during2012/13PWider Management Team target Implement new Equality and Diversity blended training programme by31/07/2012.Service standardsPiInternal: Deliver an equality and diversity induction module to all new YHN staff during2012/13. Provide advice and assistance to all staff on all equality and diversity issues withinthree working days of receiving the request during 2012/13. When there are changes in equality and diversity legislation that effect YHN policyand procedures we will brief all staff before changes take effect during 2012/13.External: We will work with the Strategic Independent Advisory Group to agree an annualwork plan during 2012/13. We will ensure that Disability Acess Plan Statements for all our premisesaccessible to the public are reviewed six monthly during 2012/13 to ensure thataccess to our services meet the different needs of our diverse communities. Attend at least three meetings of the Housing Diversity Network Bench MarkingClub during 2012/13.O61