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1.
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
2.
Blaby District Council ........................................................................................... 5
3.
Charnwood Borough Council ............................................................................... 6
4.
De Montfort University ......................................................................................... 7
5. Harborough District Council ................................................................................. 8
6. Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group ...................................................... 9
7.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust ............................................................... 10
8. University Hospitals of Leicester ........................................................................ 11
9.
Leicester City Council ........................................................................................ 13
10. Leicestershire County Council ........................................................................... 14
11. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service ............................................................ 15
12. Leicestershire Police .......................................................................................... 16
13. Melton Borough Council......………………………………………………………… 18
14. Oadby and Wigston Borough Council….……………………………………………19
15. Rutland County Council....……………………………………………………………20
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1. Introduction
The Leicester Shire Equalities Forum (LSEF) is a partnership of officers working on
equality, diversity and human rights from various public sector organisations across
the sub-region of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The Forum has a collective
focus to tackle discrimination, reduce inequality, and foster good relations for all
stakeholders in the sub-region through partnership working.
The aim of the forum is to support the delivery of the equality, diversity and human
rights agenda within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. This includes developing
a more consistent approach to partnership working on equalities and to heighten the
equality, diversity and human rights agenda by implementing a positive approach to
shared working.
As a forum we are committed to equality of opportunity for everyone and particularly
the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and
civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual
orientation.
LSEF Equality Leads
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5
2. Bla
aby Distrrict Coun
ncil About us
Blaby is situated in the soutth west of Leicesters
shire. It cov
vers 129km
m2, and is made
m
up of a mix of urb
ban and rural settlem
ments. The district con
ntains the M1/M69 ju
unction
which iis close to the major shopping ccentre of Fosse
F
Park
k.
The po
opulation of Blaby is 95,851
9
peo
ople (estim
mate 2014 ONS) and there are 40,345
househ
holds. The district has a high po
opulation density
d
at 737
7 personns per square
kilomettre as oppo
osed to 315 persons per squarre kilometre
e across L
Leicestersh
hire,
and 411 nationally.
pproach to
o equality & inclusio
on
Our ap
Blaby D
District Council aims to promote
e equality, good relations and cchallenge
discrim
mination and harassm
ment in the local area, in deliverring servicees and as an
employyer.
We kno
ow that the
e populatio
on of our D
District is be
ecoming more
m
diversse and thatt
people
e have veryy different backgroun
b
nds and life
e experienc
ces. As a rresult of thiis we
want to
o make surre that we continue to
o provide services
s
that meet thhe varying needs
of our rresidents by
b commun
nicating, co
onsulting and
a involving people across the
e
district. As an em
mployer, we
e constantlly aim to have fair an
nd equitabl e recruitment
election pro
ocesses an
nd a welcom
i
working
w
envvironment, with
and se
ming and inclusive
respecct for all.
Our Se
ervices
Blaby D
District Council provides a num
mber of serv
vices to the
e communnity, these include
Housin
ng Options Support, Domestic
D
A
Abuse Outtreach, Com
mmunity S
Safety, You
uth
Develo
opment, Re
esident Support, Sub
bstance Mis
suse Supp
port, Childrren’s Support,
Housin
ng Benefitss, Older Pe
eople’s Forrum, Enviro
onmental Health,
H
Lei sure Services,
etc.
You ca
an find out more abou
ut Blaby Diistrict Coun
ncil and all the servicces we pro
ovide by
using a
any of the links
l
below
w.
B
Blaby District Council, Co
ouncil Officess, Desford Ro
oad, Narboro
ough, Leicest
ster LE19 2EP
ccustomer.serrvices@blaby
y.gov.uk
0116 275
2 0555
Faceboook.com/Bla
abyDC
0116 284 97
786
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www.blab
by.gov.uk
@BlabyD
DC
Fax: 0116 275
2 0368
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3. Ch
harnwood
d Boroug
gh Council
About us
Charnw
wood is the
e largest borough by population
n in Leices
stershire. S
Situated in the
north o
of the coun
nty, the borrough sharres borders
s with North West Le icestershirre,
Melton, Harborou
ugh, Leices
ster City an
nd Hinckle
ey & Boswo
orth.
ortion of th
he borough
h’s populatiion live in Loughboro
L
ough, Shep
pshed,
The larrgest propo
Syston
n, Birstall and Thurma
aston.
Our ap
pproach to
o equality & inclusio
on
At Cha
arnwood Bo
orough Council we b elieve it is important that ALL inndividuals are
treated
d with fairne
ess, dignity
y and resp
pect irrespe
ective of ag
ge, disabiliity, genderr
reassig
gnment, marriage and civil parttnership, prregnancy and
a maternnity, race, religion
or belie
ef, sex or sexual
s
orientation.
It is forr this reaso
on we strive
e to achievve the follo
owing aims
s:
•
•
•
•
•
•
to ta
ake action to stop dis
scriminatio
on and ineq
quality;
to h
have a dive
erse workfo
orce, that a
aims to be representative of thee borough and
whe
ere staff arre treated fairly;
f
to e
ensure our staff enga
age and co
ommunicate
e with people in an aaccessible and
inclusive way;
evaluate an
nd consult on the equ
uality impa
act of policies and de cisions;
to e
to cchange, wh
here reasonably posssible, whatt we do if we
w find it crreates ineq
quality;
to w
work with partners
p
to reduce ine
equality in all of our communitie
c
es;
Our ulttimate aim is to make
e Charnwo
ood a greatt place to work,
w
live aand visit for
everyo
one regardless of bac
ckground o
or circumstance. We strive to deeliver exce
ellent
service
es through a strong fo
ocus on cu
ustomer ac
ccess and support,
s
w
whilst also making
m
sure th
hat local pe
eople and local comm
munities are at the he
eart of everrything we do.
Coouncil Offices, Southfield
d Road, Loug
ghborough, Leicestershire
L
e LE11 2TX w
www.charnwo
ood.gov.uk
Ch
harnwood Bo
orough Coun
ncil
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01509 263
2 151
@
@CharnwoodBC
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4. De Montforrt Univerrsity
About us
At De M
Montfort University (D
DMU), we take equality and div
versity veryy seriously
y. We
continu
uously strivve to create
e an enviro
onment wh
here everyo
one is treaated with dignity
and resspect rega
ardless of age,
a
disabi lity, gende
er, sexual orientation,
o
, gender
reassig
gnment, race, religion
n or belief, marital sta
atus, pregn
nancy and maternity.. We
go the extra mile to ensure that DMU is a place where eve
eryone feeels valued and
a
n offer.
has equal accesss to all the opportunitties we can
At DMU
U we celeb
brate the rich culturall diversity of
o our stafff, students and all ou
ur
Equality Inndex and proud
partnerrships. We
e are in the
e top 100 S
Stonewall Workplace
W
p
to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion
n.
Based in Leiceste
er, in the heart
h
of En gland, DM
MU is a vibrrant, multiccultural hub
b of
creativity and innovation – a truly inte
ernational place
p
wherre our stud ents repre
esent
over 13
30 nationalities and we
w can offe
er more tha
an 150 inte
ernational partnerships.
DMU iss the comb
bination of award-win
nning teach
hing, first-c
class facilitties, a fanta
astic
student experiencce and a great
g
place
e to work.
all about sttudying at DMU by viisiting www
w.dmu.ac.u
uk/study. Iff you are
Read a
interessted in workking at DM
MU, browse
e a full list of
o opportunities at dm
mu.ac.uk/jo
obs.
Dee Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE
E1 9BH
0116 255 15
551
dmu.a
ac.uk/faceboo
ok
equality@
@dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/
k/twitter
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5. Harborough Distric
ct Counc
cil
About us
The Ha
arborough District covers an arrea of 228 square miles and is iincreasingly
becoming a more
e diverse place
p
to live
e and work
k. In the 20
011 censuus, the population
District wass 85,382 which
w
repre
esented a 12% increa
ase on thee 2001 figure of
of the D
76,559
9, or a 1.2%
% year on year
y
increa
ase. The largest proportion of tthe popula
ation
live in M
Market Harborough (22,911
(
pe
eople), Luttterworth (9
9,353 peopple) and
Brough
hton Astleyy (8,940 pe
eople). The
ere are estimated to be aroundd 5123 Les
sbian,
Gay an
nd Bisexua
al residents
s living with
hin the Dis
strict and 214 Transg ender
residen
nts. In the 2011 Cen
nsus, 133 p
people (0.1
19% of the District poopulation) said
s
that the
ey were in a same se
ex civil part
rtnership.
Here a
at Harborou
ugh Districtt Council, w
we want to
o make surre that all oof our stafff and
everyo
one we provvide servic
ces for are treated wiith dignity and
a respecct. Our Eq
quality
Plan de
escribes ho
ow we inte
end to conttinue to encourage equality andd good
relation
nships and
d how we will
w carry on
n challengiing discrim
mination annd
harasssment. Forr more info
ormation pl ease visit our website www.harrborough.g
gov.uk
or e-ma
ail equalityyanddiversity@harbo
orough.gov
v.uk
We wo
ork with parrtners acro
oss the Cou
unty to tac
ckle hate crrime. We bbelieve tha
at no
one should have to tolerate
e hate incid
dents and that
t
reporting can maake a
differen
nce. We also
a
work with
w the pollice, local housing
h
as
ssociationss and mem
mbers of
the Community Safety
S
Parttnership to co-ordinatte complaints, responnses and
m solving procedures
p
s related to
o anti-socia
al behaviou
ur. The Coommunity Safety
problem
departm
ment lead our work in
n this area
a and can be
b contacte
ed using thhe contact details
below o
or by e-ma
ailing the te
eam at: co
ommunitysafety@harrborough.ggov.uk
Contacct us to find
d out more
e about Harrborough District
D
Cou
uncil and thhe service
es we
provide
e.
H
Harborough District Council, The Symingto
on Building, Adam
A
& Eve Street, Market H
Harborough, LE16
L
7AG
w
www.harborough.gov.ukk
01858 8282
282
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g Services at Priide - LSEF
harborou
ugh.council
97 878282 0779
@Harboro
oughDC
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6. Leiicester City
C Clinical Com
mmission
ning Grou
up
About us
Leicestter City CC
CG was established i n 2013 to plan and manage
m
moost health
service
es for the population
p
er city, whiich is almo
ost 330,0000 people, with
w an
of Leiceste
annual commissioning budg
get of arou
und £469 million.
m
The
e services w
we are
nsible for in
nclude prim
mary care ((the service
es you receive at youur GP prac
ctice),
respon
hospita
al treatmen
nt, rehabilittation serviices, urgen
nt and eme
ergency caare, commu
unity
health services, mental
m
hea
alth and lea
arning disa
ability services.
As well as comm
missioning health
h
servvices, we also
a
work with
w partne rs to addre
ess
poor he
ealth in the
e city.
Leicestter City CC
CG continu
ues to workk towards greater
g
equ
uality for thhe LGBT
commu
unity. It:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Com
mmissionss the Open Mind IAPT
T specialis
st service fo
or LGBT p eople
Sup
pports the LGBT Cen
ntre’s “12 P
Partner” programme
Pro
ovided train
ning to GP practices on LGBT issues
Con
nsiders LG
GBT issues
s in its Equality Impac
ct Assessm
ments
Con
nsiders LG
GBT issues
s when com
mmissionin
ng health services
Invo
olves the LGBT
L
Centtre in healtth engagem
ment activiities
We we
elcome feed
dback and commentts on the se
ervices we
e commissiion. You ca
an find
out mo
ore on our website
w
ab
bout ways tto get in to
ouch with us,
u to give ffeedback or
o to
make a complain
nt.
Leiccester City Clinical Comm
missioning Grroup, St John’s House, 30
3 East Streeet, Leicester LE1 6NB
www
w.leicestercityccg.nhs.uk
k
@N
NHSLeicesterr (#ccg) Promoting
g Services at Priide - LSEF
0116 295
5 4159
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ok
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7. Leiicestersh
hire Parttnership NHS Tru
ust
About Us
At Leiccestershire Partnersh
hip NHS Trrust, our bu
usiness is one
o of drivving up hea
alth
care sttandards and the hea
alth of our llocal comm
munities. We
W all havee responsib
bility to
promotte equality, fair treatm
ment and ssocial inclu
usion at all times. Forr more
informa
ation pleasse downloa
ad our Equ
uality Diverrsity and Human Righhts Policy.
We are
e keen to ensure
e
thatt our mode
ern health care
c
servic
ces recognnise and de
eliver
cultura
ally sensitivve, inclusive, accessi ble and ap
ppropriate services
s
w
which make
ea
differen
nce to indivvidual lives
s and to en
nsure that the service
es we provvide do so without
discrim
mination. We
W are com
mmitted to e
ensure that our appro
oach to ou r staff is th
he
same a
as our approach to our service users bein
ng open an
nd transparrent, focus
ssed
and va
aluing.
As a m
major emplo
oyer and service provvider, we recognise
r
the
t diversitty of the pe
eople
and co
ommunitiess in Leicestter. We are
e committe
ed to elimin
nating all foorms of
discrim
mination, prromoting equality, va
aluing diverrsity and go
ood relatioons with pe
eople
from alll equality target
t
grou
ups regardlless of their ethnicity
y, religion, bbelief, disa
ability,
sex (ge
ender), sexxual orienta
ation, age,, marriage or civil parrtnership, ppregnancy
y or
matern
nity, gender reassignm
ment, emp
ployment, or
o responsibilities as a carer.
IAPT O
Open Mind
d Service
What is the Ope
en Mind se
ervice?
It is a sservice whe
ere you will be able tto talk to a therapist, who will h elp you to
identifyy your prob
blems and how you m
might deal with them.
Who is
s this for?
?
It is forr people ovver 16 yearrs of age livving in Leicester City
y, who are feeling tro
oubled,
stresse
ed, anxiouss or depres
ssed.
What c
can I expe
ect?
Your firrst appointtment will last approxximately 30
0 minutes and
a will takke place att your
own su
urgery, or another
a
loc
cal commu nity centre
e. Togetherr with a theerapist, you can
talk about your co
oncerns an
nd then de
ecide what might be the next beest step forr you.
This may include
e self-help information
i
n, courses, etc.
alist therapies
Specia
In some instance
es, the above optionss may not be
b suitable
e for you, a
and it may be
approp
priate to reffer you to other
o
speccialist services. This will
w be disccussed furtther
with yo
ou at the tim
me. For co
ontact call 0
0116 295 4074
4
for fu
urther detaiils or
appointment.
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LGBT Staff Support Groups
Leicesttershire Pa
artnership NHS Trustt Lesbian, Gay, Bisex
xual and T
Transgende
er
(LGB&
&T) Staff Ne
etwork was
s formed in
n 2008, to provide ad
dvice and innformation
n to
LGB&T
T staff workking in the Trusts. Th
here are many
m
LGB&
&T people w
who work in
i the
NHS, h
however, th
here is still homopho
obia and dis
scriminatio
on in somee parts of th
he
organissation. The
e Network enables sttaff to discu
uss experiences of w
work-life co
oncerns
and ga
ain supportt from others in a safe
e, confiden
ntial and no
on-threatenning
environ
nment. It also provide
es expert kknowledge to Trusts to enable tthe develo
opment
of policcies and prractices tha
at are refle
ective of sta
aff needs.
Leeicestershire partnership NHS Trust, G
Grove Park, 4 Smith Way, Leicester LE19 1SX
htttp://www.leiccspart.nhs.uk
0116 295 0030
0
www.fa cebook.com/LPTnhs
#W
WeAreLPT 8. Un
niversity Hospitalls of Leic
cester
About us
We are
e one of the biggest and
a busiesst NHS Tru
usts in the country,
c
seerving the one
million residents of Leiceste
er, Leiceste
ershire and
d Rutland – and increeasingly
speciallist service
es over a much
m
widerr area. Ou
ur nationally
y and interrnationally-renown
ned specia
alist treatment and se
ervices in cardio-resp
c
piratory dis eases, can
ncer
and ren
nal disorde
ers reach a further tw
wo to three million patients from
m the rest of
o the
countryy.
Spread
d over the General, Glenfield
G
an
nd Royal Infirmary ho
ospitals, w
we also hav
ve our
very ow
wn Children’s Hospita
al and worrk closely with
w partne
ers at the U
University of
o
Leicestter and De
e Montfort University
U
providing world-class
w
s teaching to nurture
e and
develop the next generation
n of doctorrs, nurses and other healthcaree professio
onals,
many o
of whom go
o on to spe
end their w
working live
es with us.
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We continue to work with many different organisations throughout the world to push
the boundaries of research and new surgical procedures for the benefit of our
patients. Areas of world-renowned expertise include diabetes, genetics, cancer and
cardio-respiratory diseases. We are now home to three NIHR (National Institute of
Health Research) Biomedical Research Units and during the year we carried out
more than 800 clinical trials, involving thousands of our patients who are among the
first to try the latest medicines and techniques.
Our heart centre at the Glenfield hospital continues to lead the way in developing
new and innovative research and techniques, such as surgery with a Robotic Arm,
TAVI (Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Insertion) and the use of the suture less valve in
heart surgery. It has also become one of the world’s busiest ECMO (extra corporeal
membrane oxygenation) centres and the only hospital in the UK to provide ECMO
therapy for both adults and children.
We have one of the best vascular services nationally, with more patients surviving
longer after following an aneurysm repair (to fix a life threatening bulge in a blood
vessel). And we are proud to continue to have some of the lowest rates of hospitalacquired infections, such as C.Difficile and MRSA, in the country.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a
set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
•
•
•
•
•
We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its Best’ is
not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients
the best possible experience. That’s why we’re proud to be part of the NHS and
we’re proud to be Leicester’s Hospitals.
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/contact #Leic_hospital
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9. Leicester City Council
About us
Leicester is a city with a rich and unique diversity, one of the most ethnically diverse
cities in the country and the largest city in the East midlands. It is a city where people
from a wide variety of different backgrounds live and work together. As a service
provider and as an employer it is crucial that we understand, work with and respect
this diversity.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
We are proud of, and celebrate, our city’s diversity.
We recognise that people have differing needs.
We will treat people with respect.
We will provide accessible information on our services, community activities and
events we support.
We will aim to deliver services that are accessible and culturally appropriate to
those using them.
When making important decisions about local public services
We will engage with local residents and communities.
We will work with our employees to ensure that equality is embedded in the
workplace.
We are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion. Our elected members care
about how we meet the needs of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
communities; and we have developed a programme of work focussed on advancing
equality of opportunity for people from these communities.
Follow the link below for further details about this work:
Leicester City Council, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester LE11 FZ
equality@leicester.gov.uk or equality@leicester.gov.uk
@leicester_news
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0116 454 4147
LeicesterCityCouncil
http://www.leicester.gov.uk/equality or www.leicester.gov.uk/lgbtreport
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10. Leiicestersh
hire County Cou ncil
About us
Leicesttershire Co
ounty Coun
ncil deliverrs services
s to people living in thhe County:
includin
ng Adult Social Care, Highwayss, Libraries
s and Fostering and A
Adoption.
Leicesttershire Co
ounty Coun
ncil continu
ues to work hard to ensure
e
thatt our servic
ces are
has been acknowled
accesssible to eve
eryone. The Council h
a
ged for itss work in re
elation
to Sexu
ual Orienta
ation. For two
t
year’s running we
e have ach
hieved a Toop Twenty
y place
in Ston
newall’s Wo
orkplace Equality
E
Ind
dex. One of
o our mostt successfuul initiatives
s has
been th
he founding and deve
elopment o
of our own LGBT Wo
orkers Grouup (which itself
won Sttonewall’s ‘Network Group
G
of th
he Year’ aw
ward in 201
14 – pleas e view ourr
webpages http://w
www.leics..gov.uk forr details).
Comm
munity Safe
ety Activitty
Behaviour (ASB) is generally
Anti-Social Beha
aviour - Anti-Social
A
B
g
ddefined as
auses or is likely to ca
ause haras
ssment, alarm or disttress to an
nother
behaviour that ca
individu
ual. A wide
e range of behaviour comes un
nder this ca
ategory andd some typ
pical
examp
ples are inccluded on our
o dedicatted ASB page. Go to
o
http://w
www.leics.g
gov.uk/inde
ex/commu nity/yjsc/co
ommunity_
_safety2/asb/a
asb_guide..htm for ou
ur guide to dealing wiith ASB.
Domes
stic Violen
nce - The cross-gove
c
ernment de
efinition of domestic vviolence and
abuse is: “any inccident or pattern
p
of in
ncidents off controlling
g, coercivee, threatening
nce or abus
se between
n those ag
ged 16 or over
o
who arre, or have
e been,
behaviiour, violen
intimatte partnerss or family members
m
rregardless
s of genderr or sexualiity.” Such abuse
a
can be
e (but not limited to) psychologic
p
cal, physic
cal, sexual, financial oor emotion
nal. Go
to http:://www.leiccs.gov.uk/in
ndex/comm
munity/yjsc
c/community_safety2/dome
estic_abusse_info.htm
m for furthe
er informatiion.
Hate C
Crime - A hate
h
incident is define
ed as any incident where you oor someone
e else
has be
een targete
ed because
e you or the
ey are believed to be
e different. This may be
e, disability
y, gender id
dentity, rac
ce, religion/belief or ssexual
motivatted by age
orienta
ation. An in
ncident/offe
ence may b
be physica
al, verbal or written annd can take many
forms. Go to http://www.leic
cs.gov.uk/iindex/comm
munity/yjsc
c/commun ity_safety-2/reporrthate.htm for furtherr informatio
on.
n available includes d
details suc
ch as Healtthy Eating and Physic
cal
Other information
Activityy, Mental Wellbeing,
W
Smoking, A
Alcohol an
nd Drugs, Sexual
S
Heaalth, Cance
er,
NHS H
Health Checcks. Go to http://www
w.leics.gov
v.uk/index/public_heaalth.htm for
further informatio
on.
LLeicestershire
e County Co
ouncil, County
ty Hall, Glenffield, Leicester LE3 8RA
equality@leics.gov.uk
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11. Leiicestersh
hire Fire and Res
scue Serrvice
About us
Leicesttershire Firre and Res
scue Servi ce (LFRS)) are traditionally knoown for offe
ering
an excellent resp
ponse to em
mergency iincidents, but we do so much m
more than fighting
fires; a high proportion of our work invvolves resc
cuing peop
ple from ro ad traffic
collisio
ons, dealing
g with chem
mical incid ents and preparing
p
to deal withh major
emerge
encies from
m widespre
ead floodin
ng to terrorrist incidents.
We pro
ovide a pro
ogramme of
o training a
and education for sch
hools, safeety inspections of
public b
buildings and
a places of work, a
and our fire
efighters go
o out into tthe commu
unity,
meeting people in
n their own
n homes to
o undertake
e home sa
afety checkks.
There a
are twentyy strategica
ally located
d fire and re
escue stations withinn Leicesterr,
Leicesttershire an
nd Rutland. Each fire and rescu
ue station is equippedd and crew
wed to
enable
e effective delivery
d
of not only e
emergency services in your timees of greattest
need b
but also to undertake a great de
eal of preve
ention and educationn within the
e
commu
unity in which they se
erve.
The em
mergency cover
c
that your fire an
nd rescue station pro
ovides is exxtremely wide
w
and divverse such
h as domes
stic and ind
dustrial fire
es, fires in the open ssuch as cars,
rubbish
h and grass, road traffic collisio
ons, etc. Fire and rescue stationns may foc
cus on
forging
g links with potential partner
p
org
ganisations
s and asso
ociations too target issues in
the com
mmunity. Similar
S
parttnerships w
will also be
e sought to
o reduce rooad traffic
collisio
ons, given that
t
ten pe
eople a dayy lose theirr lives on our
o roads.
Leicesttershire Firre and Res
scue Servi ce has intrroduced re
egular Fire Safety ses
ssions
at the L
Leicester LGBT
L
centre in respo
onse to fee
edback received from
m the Leicester
Pride 2
2014. Pleasse contactt the Leicesster LGBT centre or our Comm
munity Safe
ety
Educattors for dattes and tim
mes of the Fire Safety
y Sessions
s.
Leiccestershire Fire
F and Resc
cue Service, 12 Geoff Monk
M
Way, Birstall, Leicesster LE4 3BU
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12. Le
eicesters
shire Police
About us
Leicesttershire Po
olice provid
des a policcing service
e to the people of Leiicester,
Leicesttershire an
nd Rutland 24-hours a day, 365
5-days of th
he year.
ea we are responsible for cove
ers over 2,5
500 square
e kilometrees (over 96
65
The are
square
e miles) and
d has a po
opulation off nearly on
ne million. There is a rich diverrsity of
commu
unities all with
w their own
o
policin g needs. Eight neigh
hbourhoodd policing areas
a
are eacch headed by an insp
pector who
o is respon
nsible for ensuring theeir area receives
a 24-ho
our policing
g service.
Our du
uty to prote
ect our com
mmunities i s at the he
eart of everrything we do and
regardlless of the challenge
es we face in the future, we will deliver thee level of service
s
deman
nded by the
e diverse communitie
c
es of Leicester, Leice
estershire aand Rutlan
nd.
Our ap
pproach to
o equality and inclu
usion
At Leiccestershire Police we
e believe it is important that all individuals are treate
ed with
fairnesss, dignity and
a respec
ct irrespecttive of age, disability, gender, m
marriage and civil
partnerrship, preg
gnancy and
d maternityy, race, reliigion or belief, sexuaal orientatio
on and
transge
ender iden
ntity.
The eq
quality and diversity principles
p
w
within Leice
estershire Police aree essential in
providing a fair workplace
w
for all staff as well as a professional servicce to our
commu
unities. Th
his is also reflected
r
in
n the work Leicesters
shire Policee does with
h
regardss to hate crime
c
and same
s
sex d
domestic abuse.
a
Hate C
Crime
Hate in
ncidents an
nd crimes happen
h
du
ue to hostility, prejudice or hatreed of anoth
her
person
n’s actual or
o perceived age, disa
ability, gen
nder, race, religion orr belief, sex
xual
orienta
ation or tran
nsgender identity.
olice encou
urage peop
ple who ha
ave witness
sed a hate crime to report
r
it
Leicesttershire Po
even iff the victim hasn’t don
ne so. It iss importantt to let thos
se who com
mmit hate crimes
know th
heir behavviour is una
acceptable
e.
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Reportts help the police and
d partners to build up
p a picture of where inncidents occur
and thrrough workking togeth
her the issu
ues can be
e tackled.
ore informa
ation please visit: ww
ww.stamp-itt-out.co.uk
k
For mo
Domes
stic abuse
e
People
e may expe
erience dom
mestic abu
use for a va
ariety of re
easons, inccluding bec
cause
of someone’s age
e, disability
y, gender, race, religion or belie
ef, sexual oorientation
n or
ender iden
ntity.
transge
Domesstic abuse may occurr in a range
e of differe
ent relationships incluuding bisex
xual,
gay, he
eterosexua
al and lesbian. Leicesstershire Police
P
deal with any ddomestic in
ncident
as a matter of importance.
Officerrs will always take po
ositive actio
on and make an arrest if any law
ws have been
broken
n. In everyy circumsta
ance officerrs will com
mplete a detailed repoort.
ork closely with a num
mber of parrtner agencies ensurring you recceive the
We wo
approp
priate level of supportt.
Leicestershire Police, Force
e Headquartters, St Johns, Enderby, Leicester LE
E19 2BX
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9 or non-em
mergency 1001
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12. Me
elton Borrough Co
ouncil
About us
Melton Borough Council
C
is one of the smallest District
D
Cou
uncils in thhe Country with a
ation of justt over 50,0
000 people . The estim
mate of the
e LGBT com
mmunities living
popula
Borough iss around 2,520 and th
here were 62 same sex
s marriagges listed in
i the
in the B
2011 C
Census.
Melton Borough Council
C
ha
as for manyy years loo
oked to pro
ovide suppoort to supp
port
vulnera
able people
e either thrrough interrnal service
es or in pa
artnership w
with other
agencies. This ha
as resulted
d in a numb
ber of thes
se agencies being coo-located at the
Counciil Offices in
n Melton Mowbray
M
to
o enable prrofessionals to work m
more close
ely
togethe
er to provid
de holistic support to the comm
munity.
During 2014, disccussions began
b
with the Leices
ster LGBT Centre aroound the
possibiility of the Leicester LGBT
L
bring
ging their service
s
from Leicesteer into the
Boroug
gh of Melto
on to help enhance
e
th
he provisio
on of servic
ces alreadyy provided not
only to the professsionals wo
orking in M
Melton but also
a
to the LGBT com
mmunities living
in Melton who to receive face-to-face support would
w
have needed too travel to
utcome of these
t
discu
ussions wa
as that durring 2015, an Officer of the
Leicestter. The ou
Leicestter LGBT will
w be situa
ated at the
e MBC Offices 1 day a month too be on hand to
answerr queries of
o concern to profess ionals to help
h
support work withh the wide
er
commu
unity, to raise awaren
ness of the
e issues fac
cing memb
bers of the LGBT
commu
unities and
d to an indiv
vidual(s) frrom the co
ommunity.
If there
e is a questtion on com
ming out; e
equal marrriage; legal rights as a lesbian, gay
man, b
bisexual or trans pers
son; local ssocial groups or report a hate ccrime; or pe
eople
just wa
ant to chat – the sess
sions are d
designed to
o support people
p
livinng within th
he
Boroug
gh of Melto
on.
The pu
ublicity of th
his service
e and with ssupport fro
om the Leic
cester LGB
BT, membe
ers of
the Me
elton LGBT
T communities have formed the
eir own sup
pport groupp, facilitate
ed by
the Council, with a room be
eing provid ed free of charge forr monthly m
meetings at
a the
Counciil Offices. The
T first meeting
m
wass in June 2015
2
and itt is hoped w
will provide
ea
valuable additional support to the who
ole commu
unity within
n Melton.
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Melton Borough Council,, Burton St, M
Melton Mowb
bray LE13 1G
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www
w.melton.gov
v.uk
01664 50250
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conta
actus@melto
on.gov.uk
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Melton Borou
ugh Council
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13. Oad
dby and Wigston
W
Borough Co
ouncil
About us
Oadby and Wigstton Boroug
gh has a p opulation of
o 56,000 people
p
(20011 Census
s). It is
outh of the county of Leicestershire. The borough
b
shhares borders
situated in the so
orough, Ch
harnwood, Leicester City and Hinckley
H
annd Boswortth. The
with Blaby, Harbo
gh’s popula
ation consists of resid
dents living
g in the three divisionns of: Oadb
by,
boroug
Wigsto
on and Sou
uth Wigston
n.
Our ap
pproach to
o equality and inclu
usion
At Oad
dby and Wiigston Boro
ough Coun
ncil we believe it is im
mportant thhat everyon
ne is
treated
d fairly, with
h dignity an
nd respectt, irrespecttive of; age
e, disabilityy, gender
reassig
gnment, marriage and civil parttnership, prregnancy and
a maternnity, race, religion
or belie
ef, sex or sexual
s
orientation. It is for this reason
r
we strive to a chieve the
e
followin
ng aims su
upported by
y our Equa
ality and Diversity Agenda. Thee Agenda is
s
accesssible on our Council website.
w
Our vission for promoting equality and
d diversity in the Co
ouncil is: T
To be an in
nclusive
organissation with
h shared va
alues, to re
educe ineq
qualities by
y tackling ddiscrimination and
building
g and fosttering strong and go
ood cohesive communities, accknowledgiing that
diversitty brings an
a added value to the
e lives of alll who live and work iin the boro
ough.
The Co
ouncil is co
ommitted to
o equality a
and fairnes
ss in all are
eas of our work and
continu
ues to:
• Com
mply with legislation promoting equality going
g
beyond the exppectations of
o what
the law expeccts of us in the elimin
nation of dis
scriminatio
on. An exam
mple of thiis is
raissing the LG
GBT flag to
o celebrate LGBT mo
onth.
• Devvelop a zerro toleranc
ce approacch to discrim
mination, harassmen
h
nt or victimisation.
• Takke a positivve approac
ch to equallity and div
versity with our staff tteam, service
use
ers and sta
akeholders .and
• Wo
ork with all partners in
n achieving
g our aims
Oadby and Wigstton Counc
cil will ensu
ure that eve
eryone is able
a
to helpp shape the
future o
of the Boro
ough through active a
and meaningful enga
agement annd particip
pation.
We striive to delivver excellent servicess through a strong focus on cusstomer acc
cess
and support, whillst also ma
aking sure that local people
p
and
d local com
mmunities are
a
placed central to everything
g we do.
Oaadby and Wigston Borough Council, tthe Symingto
on Building, Adam
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& Evee Street, Marrket
estershire LE
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14. Ruttland County Counc
cil About us
Rutland
d is the sm
mallest county in the E
East Midla
ands – situa
ated just e ast of Meltton
Mowbrray. Rutland has two market tow
wns, which
h are Oakh
ham and U ppingham, and a
large n
number of diverse
d
rurral villages . The A1 ru
uns directly through tthe east off the
county while Oakkham has good
g
rail lin
nks to London and Birmingham
B
m. Rutland Water,
e reservoir, is a popullar tourist d
destination
n and naturre reserve with many
y
a large
accesssible facilities.
The po
opulation of Rutland is 37,600 p
people (esttimate 2013 ONS) annd there arre
16,500
0 household
ds. The Co
ounty was recently declared Brritain’s bestt rural plac
ce to
live. (A
Annual Halifax Rural Areas
A
Qua
ality of Life Survey, March
M
20155)
Our ap
pproach to
o equality & inclusio
on
Rutland
d County Council
C
aim
ms to ensu
ure that Rutland is a great
g
placee to live, learn,
work, p
play and visit. We pla
an to make
e it better by:
b
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mmunity forr all;
Creating a safer com
Creating an
a active and enriche
ed commun
nity;
Creating a sustained
d environm
ment;
Building our Infrastru
ucture;
Meeting th
he health and
a well-be
eing needs
s of the com
mmunity;
Creating a brighter fu
uture for a ll.
The Co
ouncil workks togetherr as ‘One C
Council’ to ensure ou
ur services and equality and
diversitty principle
es are emb
bedded in e
everything that we do
o.
Our Se
ervices
Rutland
d County Council
C
pro
ovides a w
wide range of services
s to the com
T
mmunity. These
include
e Health an
nd Social Care,
C
Houssing Option
ns Supportt, Communnity Safety,, Youth
Develo
opment, Fa
amily and Information
n Services,, Housing Benefits,
B
O
Older Perso
on’s
Forum, Environm
mental Health, Leisure
e and Culture Services, etc.
You ca
an find out more abou
ut Rutland County Co
ouncil and all the serrvices we provide
p
on our websites www.rutlan
w
nd.gov.uk o
or www.dis
scover-rutland.co.uk Rutland County Council, C
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AKHAM, Rutlaand LE15 6HP enquiries@rrutland.gov.u
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Worki
ing in
n Parttners
ship i n
Le
eicestter, Leices
stersh
hire and
a R
Rutlan
nd.
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