Chapter 1
Introduction
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
equality should be consciously considered when the city is being developed. A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment should be undertaken for the new CDP, and an outline of the assessment should be included in the published CDP. Representative groups of affected minority groups should be pro-actively included in this impact assessment.
of staff and of those to whom they provide services. Cork City Council is committed to embedding the Public Sector Duty into its people strategy, corporate planning process and organisational activities and plans. The Draft Plan is designed to ensure it plays its role in supporting the delivery of the United Nation’s 17 Strategic Development Goals, which seek to fight inequality and injustice, among other goals. The Draft Plan is also to be consistent with the National Planning Framework, as required by law, which requires that the planning system should plan for a more diverse and socially inclusive society that targets equality of opportunity a better quality of life. Cork City Council is also active in developing partnerships and programmes to ensure equality and inclusivity. It also works through the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and the Public Participation Network (PPN) to develop collaborative working. The LECP sets out key objectives and actions for the coordinated development of the city and presents 15 key themes for the development of Cork City , with ‘Theme 7 Social Inclusion & Equality ’ seeking to reduce the marginalisation of specific communities within the city. ‘Objective 3.2 A Diverse, Inclusive and Equal City’ of the Draft Plan specifically seeks to promote measures that reduce social inequality. The ‘Cork City Council Corporate Plan To 2024’ contains further detail on the public sector equality and human rights duty. Recommendation: No change.
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