Equality Team
The role of the Equality Team is:
To provide guidance and advice to branches within the Department on equality issues around the 9 categories specified in Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998; specifically in relation to Screening and Equality Impact Assessments.
To provide guidance and advice to Teams within the Department on Human Rights issues
To co-ordinate responses from the Department on equality and Human Rights issues which involve input from more than one Team or the Department as a whole.
To provide a first point of contact in the Department for groups involved in Section 75 equality and Human Rights issues.
Section 75 Categories:
- Religious Belief
- Political Opinion
- Racial Groups
- Age
- Marital Status
- Gender
- Sexual Orientation
- Disability
- Dependants
