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CCI recently completed the Sustainable Buildings Equality and Diversity Guidance Note for the North West Development Agency (NWDA). This document outlines the central issues and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet Equality and Diversity (E&D) requirements for all new build and refurbishment capital projects worth over £500,000. This document supplements  (and should be viewed alongside) the E&D KPIs already set out by the North West Development Agency Sustainable Bulding Policy.

The Guidance Note has been written in response to the Equality Act and will have a direct impact upon the construction sector. This Act places a greater demand from government on its capital schemes and incorporates a requirement for increased commercial transparency and promotion of E&D in all areas of public procurement and public partnerships.  Further duties after its main provisions in October 2010 include the integration of the public sector Equality Duty, Socio-economic duty and dual discrimination protection from April 2011; a ban on age discrimination in the provision of goods, services, facilities, services and public functions from 2012 and both private and voluntary sector gender pay transparency regulations (if deemed required) alongside political parties needing to proactively publish diversity data from 2013.

 

The main document authored by CCI provides information which includes the key British Standards, Regulations, policies and practices and puts forward Case Studies of Best Practice in the areas of: 

 

·         Accessibility

·         Inclusive Design and Community Engagement

·         Workforce under-representation

·         Employment and Training

 

Potential applicants who wish to apply for full (or partial) funding from the NWDA on a capital project are strongly recommended to reference the E&D checklist set out in Appendix 6 in advance of their application. This is in addition to ensuring that they meet all the E&D criteria set out in the NWDA Sustainable Buildings Policy.

 

For more information contact:

Dr. Lisa Worrall  E-mail lisa.worrall@ccinw.com  or Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee

sunrita.dhar-bhattacharjee@ccinw.com or Telephone Head Office on 0161 295 5076.

 

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CCI was commissioned by the North West Development Agency (NWDA) to design and deliver the Equality and Diversity Guidance Note to supplement the NWDA Sustainable Buildings Policy.   As a result of this work and extensive expertise of the CCI team in issues of Equality and Diversity alongside a substantial knowledge and experience base of Equality Impact Assessments (EIA's), CCI is best positioned in the country to offer specialist advice and support for your organisation.

 

For further details, advice or guidance on Equality and Diversity please contact either Lisa Worrall lisa.worrall@ccinw.com or Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee sunrita.dhar-bhattacharjee@ccinw.com or Telephone Head Office on 0161 295 5076.

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The Equality and Diversity Guidance Note was written to supplement the existing NWDA Sustainable Buildings Policy. Access to their document is located here