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Seven good-practice principles to support effective community engagement across all sectors, providing detailed guidance on inclusion, support, planning, working together, methods, communication and impact assessment.
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Organisations could adapt the 7 standards specifically for equality and/or human rights (EHR) mainstreaming by:
1) Explicitly incorporating protected characteristics in the Inclusion standard;
2) Ensuring diversity data collection aligns with Planning and Impact standards;
3) Using the Working Together standard to establish EHR governance structures;
4) Adapting case studies to reflect EHR-specific scenarios such as reasonable adjustments, accessibility planning, and inclusive service design;
5) Integrating the standards with existing EHR policies and legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010;
6) Using the Communication standard to ensure EHR information is accessible to all protected groups;
7) Applying the Methods standard to ensure EHR engagement approaches are culturally appropriate and barrier-free.