there is a faith/quiet space available for prayer if required. The service specification will have an Equality, Diversity and Accessibility section which highlights all of the characteristics and related requirements. This characteristic will be assessed within the Equality section of the submitted tenders. Quarterly performance monitoring and reporting will enable us to effectively establish any trends or potential unmet needs within this group. 7 Sexual No High Low Yes. We aim to ensure that all services we commission are No. We aim to ensure that orientation delivered to meet requirements of the population. We expect all those who are assessed as providers to have a skilled and competent workforce. This will requiring a service ensure that workers will be able to understand this group and be intervention will be able to able to offer the interventions which are requested and delivered access this service as required. provision and are treated equally irrespective of their sexual orientation. The service will be expected to respond appropriately to the needs of people supported from the LGBT community. According to Census data collected in 2011 approximately 1.9% of is LGB, this data is considered unreliable by Kent’s population the ONS but is used by KCC as estimation. The service specification will have an Equality, Diversity and Accessibility section which highlights all of the characteristics and related requirements. This characteristic will be assessed within the Equality section of the submitted tenders. Quarterly performance monitoring and reporting will enable us to effectively establish any trends or potential unmet needs within this group.
there is a faith/quiet space available for prayer if required. The service specification will have an Equality, Diversity and Accessibility section which highlights all of the characteristics and related requirements. This characteristic will be assessed within the Equality section of the submitted tenders. Quarterly performance monitoring and reporting will enable us to effectively establish any trends or potential unmet needs within this group. 7 Sexual orientation No High Low No. We aim to ensure that those who are assessed as requiring a service intervention will be able to access this service provision and are treated equally irrespective of their sexual orientation. Yes. We aim to ensure that all services we commission are delivered to meet requirements of the population. We expect all providers to have a skilled and competent workforce. This will ensure that workers will be able to understand this group and be able to offer the interventions which are requested and delivered as required. The service will be expected to respond appropriately to the needs of people supported from the LGBT community. According to Census data collected in 2011 approximately 1.9% of Kent’s population is LGB, this data is considered unreliable by the ONS but is used by KCC as estimation. The service specification will have an Equality, Diversity and Accessibility section which highlights all of the characteristics and related requirements. This characteristic will be assessed within the Equality section of the submitted tenders. Quarterly performance monitoring and reporting will enable us to effectively establish any trends or potential unmet needs within this group.
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