Disability equalities scheme

In December 2006, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 was amended to place a duty on all public bodies to promote disability equality. This affects all public bodies – from local councils to government departments, from universities to hospitals.

The Disability Equality Duty requires the public sector to actively promote disability equality, and is similar to the duty to promote race equality under Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

The Council has produced a Disability Equalities Scheme 2006-08 which is available to download or in hard copy format from the Council's One Stop Shops or by calling 01992 785592.  The Council welcomes comments from residents on the proposed approach.  These can be marked for the attention of the Communications section at the Borough Offices or e-mailed to press@broxbourne.gov.uk.