FOI request (FOIR-761675185)

Council policies and practices on disability equality

Requested Fri 31 October 2025
Responded Wed 17 December 2025

Please can you provide me with the following information regarding your council's policies and practices on disability equality (as defined by the Equality Act 2010):

1. Disability employment schemes provide essential support for disabled people to find and maintain employment. Is your council signed up to one or more disability employment schemes, such as Disability Confident?

If yes, please provide details about each scheme that you are signed up to.

2. Please provide a copy of your policy and procedures in place that outline the council’s approach to the identification and implementation of reasonable adjustments for disabled employees in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

3. Does your council provide training or education for managers and employees relating to disability awareness and about the process for the implementation of reasonable adjustments for the council's disabled employees in accordance with the Equality Act 2010?

If yes, please provide details or any documents that you provide to managers and employees.

4. Do your procurement policies require private contracts to demonstrate a commitment to promote disability equality and provide regular reports on how they are achieving this?

If yes, do you also ask which disability employment schemes they have signed up to?

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Response

1. Disability Confident

2. Hastings Borough Council has no specific policy. This is covered in various other policies. We follow the Equality Act 2010 and ACAS guidance.

3. eLearning

4. Our procurement policy requires potential suppliers to be compliant with the Equalities Act 2010.