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DavidThomas, Senior Policy Officer (Equalities andWelsh Language) at
Caerphilly County Borough Council outlines some of the positive work
done to date around LGBT issues in the county borough.
Caerphilly CBC joined Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme in
2013 and we used the first year to take a look at what was already being
done and, more importantly, what needed to be done.
The Council workforce is around 9,500 staff and serves a county
borough population of approximately 178,000 residents.
During last year, the first specific LGBT awareness training for staff took
place. Later, following a multi-partner project to map hate-crime in the
area, we developed training programmes around, homophobic bullying
in schools and youth centres.
Internally, the Council now records sexual orientation data of its staff
alongside the other protected characteristics.The published data is
anonymous and though numbers are small, it’s still a significant step
forwards in terms of awareness and visibility of the LGBT staff.
HR policies have been, and continue to be, updated to reflect the need
to ensure that same sex couples are treated no differently from opposite
sex couples and single parents.
A new intranet on Equalities andWelsh language issues was launched
in August 2013, allowing access to council policies and guidance, and
information for self-reporting Hate Crimes, and general information
such as on LGBT History Month, IDAHO and other relevant dates.
We know that we have a long way to go and much work to do, but 2013
saw us take some very important and positive steps forwards for our
LGBT community, not only to comply with our statutory duties, but to
prove that we do as our motto states - that we work together for the
good of all.
or
Caerphilly County Borough Council
“Working Together for the Good of All”
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Amddiffyn a Thawelu Meddwl
Protecting and Reassuring
DEWCH DRAW VISIT US
Rydym yn ymroddedig i hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb,
amrywiaeth a chynhwysiad yn y gweithle, ac rydym
yn falch i weithio gyda’n staff a chymunedau LGBT.
Ewch i’n gwefan amwybodaeth amgyfleoedd gyrfaol.
Mae gwybodaeth ynglŷn â sut i ddweud wrthym am
droseddau casineb yno hefyd.
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and
inclusiveness in the workplace, and are proud to work
with our LGBT staff and communities. Visit our website
for information on career opportunities. You will also
find information on reporting hate crime.
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