Equalities Consultation Group
The Equalities Consultation Group brings together our senior
managers and representatives from community groups, to discuss
areas impacting on equality and diversity within Avon Fire &
Rescue Service (AF&RS).
The group’s aims are:
· To assist AF&RS in ensuring community safety initiatives are
accessible to all sections of the community.
· To help with the development, monitoring and review of
AF&RS’s Race, Disability and Gender Equality Schemes along with
other strategies relating to age, faith/belief and sexual
orientation equality.
· To provide scrutiny of policies and practices, and to offer
advice on how to advance equality of opportunity.
· To act as a consulting committee on all areas impacting on
equality and diversity within AF&RS employment responsibilities
and service provision.
There are currently ten organisations from around the service
area who are members of the Equalities Consultation Group, these
are;
Minutes of the Equalities Consultation Group:
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
02.06.10 (pdf, 70kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
14.04.10 (pdf, 70kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
27.01.10 (pdf, 41kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
18.11.09 (pdf, 34kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
08.10.09 (pdf, 28kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
26.08.09 (pdf, 35kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
17.06.09 (pdf, 52kb, opens in new window)
Equalities Consultation Group meeting minutes -
29.04.09 (pdf, 44kb, opens in new window)
Equality Forum
The Equality Forum is an internal group within AF&RS. It
brings together senior managers, members of Avon Fire Authority and
internal stakeholders, to discuss equality and diversity issues
within the workplace. The forum meets every three months and
provides an opportunity to discuss the equalities work of the
organisation and how we engage with our community.
We want to ensure we are doing all we can to give
access to our services, to educate the community and to
provide a culture that celebrates its work force.
The Equality Forum is chaired by the Chief Fire Officer/Chief
Executive. Along with the Avon Fire Authority members, the forum is
also made up of staff representatives from the unions Unison and
the Fire Brigades Union.