Equality & Diversity

As a major employer and provider of services, South Cambridgeshire District Council is committed to actively promoting equality and diversity, and working to combat discrimination across all six strands of diversity:

ethnic origin
belief
disability
age
gender
sexual orientation

We are fully committed to ensuring equality of access throughout all council services. Our Comprehensive Equalities Policy, as adopted by Cabinet in April 2009, sets out our arrangements for meeting our statutory obligations over the next three years. It is our overarching Equality Policy, and it is reinforced with individual Race, Gender and Disability Equality Schemes.

Gypsy and Traveller Community Strategy

Gypsies and Travellers constitute South Cambridgeshire's largest minority ethnic community, comprising 1% of its population. As a local authority we have statutory responsibilities to eliminate discrimination and promote good community relations. This is something we can address in our role as an employer; as a provider of services; and through our influence with partners and the community.

The vision for the Gypsy and Traveller Community Strategy, our first focusing on Gypsy and Traveller communities, is:

To ensure that Gypsy and Traveller communities enjoy equality of service and are part of cohesive communities within which people from different backgrounds participate together and share equal rights and responsibilities.

The key priority areas for action are:

Raising awareness of Gypsy and Traveller culture, the duty to promote equality and practical ways to achieve this
Providing strategic direction and co-ordination
Establishing two-way engagement with Gypsy and Traveller communities
Promoting community cohesion
Improving partnership working
Improving access to, and experience of, services

The final draft of the Gypsy and Traveller Community Strategy will be considered for adoption at the next meeting of Cabinet on 11 February 2010

Equality and Diversity Officer [equality.schemes@scambs.gov.uk] (This link will open in a new window)
tel: 03450 450 500

Race and Gender Equality Schemes

After a 12 week period of consultation, the Council has now adopted new Race and Gender Equality Schemes.

Further information on can be found on our Race Equality and Gender Equality Scheme pages.

Equality and Diversity Officer [equality.schemes@scambs.gov.uk] (This link will open in a new window)
tel: 03450 450 500