Equality Scheme Questionnaire

1. Through our existing engagement activities, listening to people in our communities and Equality Duties placed upon us, we have identified the following objectives for 2010 - 2011:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination and harassment
• Eliminate disproportionate impacts of the criminal justice system on different social groups
• Gain a clearer understanding of the needs of service users from different social groups
• Increase understanding of individuals and local communities
• Respond to local concerns
• Enhance community engagement
• Achieve greater confidence and accountability in services
• Improve performance in service delivery to meet the complex needs of service users.
• Promote good relations / positive attitudes between people from diverse backgrounds / communities

Are the proposed objectives clear?

Yes No Don't Know Prefer not to say

2. We propose our actions to meet those objectives could be;

• Promote and encourage people from local communities to join local Independent Advisory Groups [IAG]
• Identify key contacts / networks in each policing area
• Raise awareness of hate crime amongst all communities
• Build public confidence to report hate crime
• Empower people to tackle hate crime
• Develop engagement opportunities with diverse groups (young, aged, disabled, gender, LGBT, race, faith) through existing support groups and networks
• Promote access to services
• Promote good relations and positive attitudes between people from diverse communities
• Adopt a collaborative partnership approach to tackle hate crime and harassment

Are the actions to achieve those objectives right in your opinion?

Yes No Don't Know Prefer not to say

3. If you answered no to question 2, can you provide suggestions on what the actions to meet the objectives should be in your view?

4. If you believe any of our services are not provided on a fair and equal basis, please provide further details. This information is vital to improving the way we deliver our services.

5. Are you able to access our services easily?

Yes No Don't Know Prefer not to say

If you answered No to Question 5, how could access to the services be improved?

6. Do you have any particular needs that the Cleveland Police should take account of in delivering our services? Please state:

7. How would you prefer to receive information about the services we provide?

E-Mail Post Cleveland Police Website Text Message (SMS) Local Newspaper Local Police Station Don't know Prefer not to say

8. Do you think that Cleveland Police appears to exclude certain groups in the community or fails to take account of needs?

Yes No Don't Know Prefer not to say

9. If you answered yes to question 8, can you provide an example of how Cleveland Police excludes certain groups?

Cleveland Police uses a range of mechanisms for engaging with its customers so that it can improve the way it delivers services.

10. Have you taken part in any of the following consultation / engagement forums? (Please tick all that apply)

Tier Meetings Community Meetings Ward Surgeries Other Public Meetings

Surveys Other

11. Would you be interested in participating in future consultation/engagement forums in order to review particular service areas?

Yes No Don't Know Prefer not to say

* If you have answered yes to question 11, please ensure you provide us with your contact details at the bottom of this page.

12. In terms of promoting equality, what important issues would you like Cleveland Police to address in the three years of this action plan?

13. Please provide any other suggestions for ways in which Cleveland Police can improve our equality work.

We want to recognise and build on services that meet the particular needs of all local communities.

14. Please let us know any examples of good practice you may have identified within a particular Cleveland Police service.

15. Do you have any other comments?

Feedback

The results from this questionnaire will be used to inform the content of our Equality Scheme. If you would like to receive feedback on the responses to this questionnaire please provide your contact details below.

If you would like to receive feedback but would prefer not to include your details above for reasons of confidentiality, please contact our Communities and Partnerships Team on 01642 303396 or e-mail Communities&Partnerships@cleveland.pnn.police.uk with your contact details.

Title

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If other, please state:

First Name:

Surname:

Address:

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Email Address:

Your answers will be treated as confidential and held in accordance with the Data Protection Act for which Cleveland Police is registered. Information provided will be treated as strictly confidential and will be aggregated so that no specific data is attributed to any specific individual. Your name and address will be held separately and used to feedback the results of this consultation and not for any other purpose.

Monitoring

Monitoring is essential to enable Cleveland Police to assess whether specific areas of our activity impact on different sections of the community, in particular if any sections are disadvantaged or discriminated against. The results of this monitoring will enable us to identify areas of activity and service that require reform or improvement.

Gender:

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Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

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Age:

Under 18 18-30 31-40 41-50 51-64 Over 65 Prefer not to say

I am completing this questionnaire as a:

Resident Service User Carer Member of Local Organistation Member of a partner organisation Prefer not to say Other (Please state below)

Other (please state)

What is your ethnic origin?

Asian - Indian Asian - Pakistani Asian - Bangladeshi Other Asian background Black - Caribbean Black - African Other Black background White - British White - Irish Other White background White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian Any other mixed background Chinese Any other ethnic group Prefer not to say

What is your religion/faith?

Agnostic Atheist Anglican Baptist Buddist Christian Fellowship Christian Church of England Church of Ireland Church of Scotland Church of Wales Evangelist Free Church Hindu Islam Jewish Jehovah Witness Mormon Methodist Muslim None Pentecostal Plym B/ren Presbyterian Quaker Roman Catholic Salvationist Sikh United Reform Prefer not to say

Other (please state)

How do you identify your sexual orientation?

Heterosexual Bisexual Gay/Lesbian Prefer not to say