South Ayrshire's Commitment

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South Ayrshire's commitment South Ayrshire Council is fully committed to the general principles of fairness, equality and human rights and seeks to apply these principles in all that it does as a community leader, service provider and employer, Education Authority and Licensing Board by: Challenging and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation wherever it can; Being inclusive, fair minded and transparent in all that it does; Tackling prejudice and promoting understanding and inclusion; and Consulting and engaging with service users and employees	Co-ionannachd is Iomadachd Tha Comhairle Siorrachd Àir a Deas fo làn chùmhnant ri prionnsapalan coitcheann cothromachd, co-ionannachd agus còirichean daonna agus airson gun coilean iad na prionnsapalan sin anns gach nì a nì iad mar stiùiriche coimhearsnachd, mar sholaraiche seirbheis agus mar bhuidheann-fastaidh, ùghdarras foghlaim agus Bòrd Ceadachaidh le bhith: A' toirt dùbhlan agus a' cur às do lethspreidh mì-laghail, sàrachadh agus ìobairteachd uair sam bith as urrainn dhaibh; In-ghabhalach, cothromach agus soilleir anns gach nì a nì iad; A' dèiligeadh ri claon-bhàigh agus a' brosnachadh tuigse agus in-ghabhail; agus A' sireadh comhairle agus a' dol an sàs le luchd-cleachdaidh seirbheis agus luchd-obrach

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South Ayrshire's commitment

South Ayrshire Council is fully committed to the general principles of fairness, equality and human rights and seeks to apply these principles in all that it does as a community leader, service provider and employer, Education Authority and Licensing Board by:

Challenging and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation wherever it can;
Being inclusive, fair minded and transparent in all that it does;
Tackling prejudice and promoting understanding and inclusion; and
Consulting and engaging with service users and employees

Co-ionannachd is Iomadachd

Tha Comhairle Siorrachd Àir a Deas fo làn chùmhnant ri prionnsapalan coitcheann cothromachd, co-ionannachd agus còirichean daonna agus airson gun coilean iad na prionnsapalan sin anns gach nì a nì iad mar stiùiriche coimhearsnachd, mar sholaraiche seirbheis agus mar bhuidheann-fastaidh, ùghdarras foghlaim agus Bòrd Ceadachaidh le bhith:

A' toirt dùbhlan agus a' cur às do lethspreidh mì-laghail, sàrachadh agus ìobairteachd uair sam bith as urrainn dhaibh;
In-ghabhalach, cothromach agus soilleir anns gach nì a nì iad;
A' dèiligeadh ri claon-bhàigh agus a' brosnachadh tuigse agus in-ghabhail; agus
A' sireadh comhairle agus a' dol an sàs le luchd-cleachdaidh seirbheis agus luchd-obrach

The Council has responsibilities for meeting the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations.

A Service Provider
An Employer
An Education Authority
A Licensing Board

The Strategy explains these responsibilities along with more detailed information on:

How equality is built into everything the Council does (mainstreaming) and
The improvements and changes from the work it is taking forward on its own and in partnership to meet the equality and diversity needs and priorities identified by its communities (equality outcomes).

LGBT Charter Journey

We have achieved the LGBT Charter Foundations Award in recognition of our commitment to equality of access to our services so that they are inclusive for LGBT people. The Charter, operated by LGBT Youth Scotland, enables us to show the steps we have and will continue to take to improve services and the workplace.