The PHA is fully committed to equal opportunities and this section focuses on our responsibilities as a public body in Northern Ireland.
Under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 there is a legal requirement for public authorities to consider the possible impact of all their decisions on nine specified equality categories and also how to promote equality of opportunity and good relations in all areas of our work.
We have to consider how to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the following nine equality categories:
- religious belief;
- sexual orientation
- political opinion
- gender
- racial group
- disability (those with a disability and those without)
- age
- dependency (those with dependants and those without)
- marital status.
Equality documentation
PHA Disability Action Plan_final 13 Mar 2013.doc
Master Consultation Report Disability Action Plans Feedback_13 Mar 2013.pdf
PHA Consultation Report Equaltity Scheme and Action Plan_Dec 2011.pdf
PHA Equality Action Plan 11-13_March 2012.pdf.pdf
PHA Equality scheme
PHA Equality scheme - Easy read version
PHA Screening guidance Feb 2011
PHA Screening_new template Feb 2011.doc
PHA Audit of Information Systems_final report 24 Oct 2012.pdf Appendix_to_accompany_audit.xls
Screening myths
Annual Progress Report 2010/2011 on Section 75 of the NI Act 1998 and Section 49A of the Disability Discrimination Order (DDO) 2006 to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Equality and Human Rights Screening Report
Please click on the link below to view further information on PHA policies screened to date www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/services/2166.htm