Equality Framework
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View Ethnic Monitoring in Employment Jan-Oct 2005
Introduction
Equality of opportunity is central to Stirling Council’s vision for the Stirling Council area and underpins everything that we do.
The Council’s vision for the Stirling Council area is that it will be:
- A good place to live, work or visit, with a clean, safe environment
- An area with a range of good jobs for everyone who wants one and with equal opportunities in education, housing and other services;
- A caring, compassionate community where people are treated with dignity and respect and are provided with services that meet their needs; and
- An area in which people have control and influence over their lives.
Stirling Council’s values are to:
- Make access to the Council as easy as possible, to listen and respond;
- Organise services to meet the needs of citizens and communities, promoting fair shares for all;
- Encourage and enable communities to fully participate in the decision-making process;
- Deliver quality services that are efficient and effective
- Value and develop all employees equally and delegate accountability
- Encourage open communication and working together across services and with other organisations to achieve the best results; and
- Promote the distinctive identity and civic pride of the Stirling Council area.
The Strategic Aims of Stirling Council are to:
- To promote local democracy and provide community leadership
- To promote social inclusion
- To work towards sustainability
- To promote quality services
The Council has also adopted a Social Charter that aims to promote individual rights and responsibilities and encourage mutual respect among citizens. Our Social Charter identifies key themes that are critical to social inclusions: access; information; accountability; equality; participation; choice and responsibility. To promote social inclusion we will make sure that citizens’ rights and responsibilities and our key themes are central to all of our activities.
The Vision, Values and Aims of the Council and its Social Charter provide the foundation for the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policies.
