Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 3.7 Rural communities The website/Internet offers a channel of Use of broadband access in rural – communication that is independent of communities. This can to a degree be people living in rural communities location. mitigated by ensuring that the website is compliant with mobile telephones Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 3.8 Sexual orientation - The website/Internet provides a platform regardless of orientation. Everybody has lesbian, gay, bisexual & heterosexual people equal access Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 3.9 Socio-economically disadvantaged The website/Internet provides a platform Group may not have access to internet – regardless of status. Everybody has facilities. Social media and access to people who are disadvantaged due to factors access Evidence indicates that people mobile telephones, i.e. FOI requests by like family background, educational attainment, from these backgrounds have a high Twitter neighbourhood and employment status usage of mobile telephones and also use social media. This offers opportunities to engage with these people if they wish – Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 4. Monitoring and review 4.1 What arrangements have you put in place to Quarterly review during Management Team Meetings. Quarterly review through Performance Dashboards monitor the actual effect of your financial plan following its implementation?
Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 3.7 Rural communities – people living in rural communities The website/Internet offers a channel of communication that is independent of location. Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality Use of broadband access in rural communities. This can to a degree be mitigated by ensuring that the website is compliant with mobile telephones 3.8 Sexual orientation - lesbian, gay, bisexual & heterosexual people The website/Internet provides a platform regardless of orientation. Everybody has equal access Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality 3.9 Socio-economically disadvantaged – people who are disadvantaged due to factors like family background, educational attainment, neighbourhood and employment status The website/Internet provides a platform regardless of status. Everybody has access Evidence indicates that people from these backgrounds have a high usage of mobile telephones and also use social media. This offers opportunities to engage with these people – if they wish Ensuring Procurement Policies and guidance promotes equality Group may not have access to internet facilities. Social media and access to mobile telephones, i.e. FOI requests by Twitter 4. Monitoring and review 4.1 What arrangements have you put in place to monitor the actual effect of your financial plan following its implementation? Quarterly review during Management Team Meetings. Quarterly review through Performance Dashboards
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