Disability Equality Scheme 2008 – 2011
| What we are going to do | Expected outcome | Who is going to do it | When they will do it by | Additional resources required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review recruitment procedures, advertising and materials | Attract more people with disabilities to work at ICO | Human Resources | 31 March 2009 | None |
| Achieve ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation | Guaranteed interviews for all disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria for all positions | Human Resources | 31 March 2009 | None |
| Set up employment monitoring methods to track relevant disability statistics | Ability to measure the effectiveness of our employment practices in relation to the recruitment, development and retention of disabled people | Human Resources | 31 March 2009 | IT developments – planned to be in place by 30 September 2008 |
| Develop an Equality and Diversity Workforce Plan | ICO’s workforce includes members of minority groups and is more representative of wider society |
Human Resources |
31 March 2010 |
None |
| Join the Employers Forum on Disability | Share knowledge and learn from the experience of others | Equality and Diversity Committee |
31 March 2011 |
None |
| Assess all policies and functions for relevance, carry out impact assessments and develop action plans for improvement where appropriate | Disability equality in all areas of the ICO’s work Compliance with legislation |
Equality and Diversity Committee |
31 March 2010 |
None |
| Develop a Reasonable Adjustments Policy and Register to cover both employment and service delivery | Consistent and effective approaches to all activities where adjustments are required. | Human Resources Customer Services Team |
31 March 2009 |
None |
| Develop a Redeployment and Redundancy policy which takes account of the need to treat disabled people fairly | Ensure fair treatment of disabled employees |
Human Resources |
31 March 2011 |
None |
| Provide disability awareness information to all staff | Raised awareness of disability issues and improved ability to deal with them confidently and competently |
Communications and External Relations |
31 March 2009 |
None |
| Involve disabled people or their representatives in running awareness sessions for staff | Raised awareness of disability issues and improved ability to deal with them confidently and competently |
Equality and Diversity Committee |
31 March 2009 |
None |
| Provide general equality and diversity awareness training for all staff, focussing on personal responsibility for cultural change within ICO | Raised awareness of equality and diversity issues Changes in behaviour which lead to cultural change in relation to equality and diversity issues |
Human Resources |
31 March 2009 |
Provision included in Learning and Development budget for 2008-09 |
| Identify specific equality and diversity training needs for staff and managers and develop short, medium and long term plans for delivery | Staff and managers equipped with skills to deal with diversity issues effectively in their everyday work Improved customer service Improved management skills |
Human Resources |
31 March 2009 | Need to make budget provision in Learning and Development and in Communications and External Relations 2008-11 |
| Extend standard corporate font sizes to standard email font sizes. | Emails easier to read Compliance with good practice guidance |
Information Services |
31 March 2009 |
None |
| Review procurement policy and revise if necessary. Compile central list of suppliers and contractors | Suppliers and contractors are committed to achieving disability equality |
Equality and Diversity Committee Corporate Support Unit |
31 March 2010 |
None |
| Set up list of accessible transport providers offering services to ICO | Accessible transport is available to those who need it | Staff Transport Group |
31 March 2009 |
None |
| Commission a disability needs audit of ICO premises | Advice on disability needs will be built into future office requirements and developments | Human Resources Facilities |
31 March 2010 | Need to make budget provision to fund audit |