Theme 1: Equality and diversity within HBC ("The People We Employ")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Equal pay, reducing gender segregation, flexible working, workforce representative of the community, tackling ageism, improving training, staff opportunities for progression and development, staff can inform organisational change, communication within the organisation.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 2: Narrowing the Gap ("Opportunities for all")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Improving education, employment and training opportunities, work with employer partnerships, continue physical and economic regeneration, reduce health inequalities, increasing housing related support for vulnerable groups.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 3: The Physical Environment ("Buildings, parks and roads")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Improving access to buildings, transport, open spaces, highways, rights of way.  Designing out crime/ fear of crime.  Reducing disrepair in deprived communities.  Decent, accessible homes available in all types of housing.  Maintaining or improving street cleanliness, climate change and affordable warmth.  Bringing empty properties back into use.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 4: Procurement and Funding ("Buying things")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Develop the provider market, ensure opportunities for small businesses and organisations, ensure contracts include equalities requirements, use sanctions where appropriate.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 5: Community Cohesion ("Getting along")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Challenging stereotypes and misinformation.  Bridging, bonding and linking communities.  Preventing extremism.  Engaging with diverse groups.  Cultural confidence.  Promoting positive attitudes.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 6: Community empowerment ("Joining In")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Engaging in public life (i.e. as Councillors), increase electoral registration, increase levels of voting, equalities training for communities, supporting area based structures, supporting community groups, ensuring consultations are easy to understand and join in with, offer clear and effective information, improving services.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 7: Knowing our community ("Understanding who needs what")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Consultation methods, understand who lives in the Borough, monitor equalities, proactive work to communicate with potentially excluded communities, encourage public scrutiny, capacity building, improving information and involvement.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 8: Community safety ("Reducing crime")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Reporting and dealing with hate crime and domestic violence.  Eliminating harassment in the workplace.  Reduce sexual violence, rape and forced marriage.  Reduce fear of crime.  Preventing extremism.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

Theme 9: Enforcement and Licensing ("Notices and Permits")

Possible issues which could be included:

• Promote HMO licensing, prevent inequalities in enforcement proceedings (i.e. for Council Tax, rent arrears, environmental health prosecutions, etc), offer clear information, promote landlord accreditation, promote cohesion within late night economy, ensure robust process for taxi licensing.

Please detail some actions on this theme you would like to see in the SES:

The "One Question"

What can Hastings Borough Council do to ensure equality of opportunity for everyone?

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