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Managing Competing Equality Claims – A paper for the Equality and Diversity Forum

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Guidance Report

Implementation Levels:

Advanced

Prior Knowledge Required:

Intermediate

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Culture and Heritage Economic Development/Enterprise Education Emergency Services Environment Government Health and social care Housing Human Rights Justice Local authorities Third Sector Transport

Role:

Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists Legal & Compliance Staff Policy Officers/Makers Senior Leaders/Management

Resource content

A research paper examining situations where equality rights claimed by one group threaten or appear to threaten the rights of others, with practical suggestions for making decisions and developing policy.

To get the most from this resource

For Senior Leaders: You could use sections 1-2 and 7 (conclusions) as executive briefing and focus on strategic recommendations and policy implications.
For HR/Equality Specialists: You could utilise sections 4-5 for practical tools and frameworks and extract case studies for training scenarios.
For Frontline Staff: You could create simplified summary sheets focusing on key principles from section 5.2, and develop quick reference guides with main decision-making steps.
Implementation Support: You could provide facilitated workshops to work through case studies. You could develop sector-specific application examples and create visual aids and flowcharts for complex decision-making processes.

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