Priority Objective Three: Supporting Assembly Members and their Staff Actions for 2014-2015 Actions Lead Update March 2015 – Responsibility Develop training and awareness raising Head of We have updated and shared our equality factsheets and rolled strategy for Members and their staff on Commission and out our online equality training for Members and staff. equality issues Members’ Support We have provided other equality-related training to Members Team, and their staff such as Suicide Intervention, McKenzie friend Equality Manager (legal assistance), Welfare Rights, Welfare Appeals, Investing in Children, Personal Independence Payments and Fuel Debt. We are working with the Alzheimer’s Society to roll out Dementia Friends training to Members and their staff. Members and their staff are invited to other training such as disability confidence and supporting LGB staff. On-going commitments Actions Lead Update March 2015 – Responsibility Annually review, update and promote Equality Manager, Our Equality Act 2010 guidance was reviewed and reissued to equality guidance for Assembly Head of coincide with the launch of Assembly Members’ online equality members Commission and training in February 2015. Members’ Support Team
Priority Objective Three: Supporting Assembly Members and their Staff Actions for 2014-2015 Actions Lead Responsibility Update – March 2015 Develop training and awareness raising strategy for Members and their staff on equality issues Head of Commission and Members’ Support Team, Equality Manager We have updated and shared our equality factsheets and rolled out our online equality training for Members and staff. We have provided other equality-related training to Members and their staff such as Suicide Intervention, McKenzie friend (legal assistance), Welfare Rights, Welfare Appeals, Investing in Children, Personal Independence Payments and Fuel Debt. We are working with the Alzheimer’s Society to roll out Dementia Friends training to Members and their staff. Members and their staff are invited to other training such as disability confidence and supporting LGB staff. On-going commitments Actions Lead Responsibility Update – March 2015 Annually review, update and promote equality guidance for Assembly members Equality Manager, Head of Commission and Members’ Support Team Our Equality Act 2010 guidance was reviewed and reissued to coincide with the launch of Assembly Members’ online equality training in February 2015.
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