FOI request (FOIR-715700898)

Disability policies South East

Requested Mon 19 May 2025
Responded Wed 25 June 2025

I am writing to seek information on your authority's approach to disability issues. I would be grateful if you could respond to the following questions under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. Has your authority adopted the social model of disability in its practices?

2. If yes to Q1, has this been formally adopted at a council meeting or similar?

3. Have your staff and councillors been trained in disability awareness, including the social model of disability?

4. Do your equality impact assessments include reference to the social model of disability and its implications for policy decisions?

5. Does your authority employ an access officer or similar (for example, access design officer, or disabilities officer) to provide advice to officials and others about access standards and design? If yes, please provide the specific job title.

6. Does your authority have a policy or charter covering accessible streets for disabled people, for example a Streets Charter, accessible streets policy or similar? If so, please can you provide a copy.

6. Is your authority part of the Disability Confident scheme? If so, at what level - Committed, Employer, Leader?

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Response

The Freedom of Information Act is based on recorded information held by a local authority, it is not a tool to ask questions.

Your request is simply asking questions. It therefore falls outside the remit of the Act.