For more information, please contact:

Policy Officer
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Townhall
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
BT74 7BA
Telephone: 0300 303 1777 ext. 21178
Email: finbar.maguire@fermanaghomagh.com 

This document will be available in a range of formats upon request.  Please contact us with your requirements, through the above contact details.
Introduction

On 1 April 2015, as a result of the Local Government Reform, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council was established to replace the former Fermanagh District and Omagh District Councils.

The aim of the reform programme is to create stronger, more efficient and more effective services.
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will be citizen focused, responding to the needs, aspirations and concerns of the local community.

The new council area is home to 115,799 people (as of June 2017). The District Council area is Northern Ireland’s largest region in terms of land mass - approximately 3,000km², or 20% of NI - and the smallest in terms of population. As a result, the population density of approximately 39 people per km² is the sparsest in NI. This is a feature of the region which also provides specific challenges in relation to service delivery.

Purpose of this Consultation

The Council’s Equality Scheme was ratified by Elected Members in January 2017 and was approved by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland on 22 February 2017.

The draft Equality Action Plan for 2017-2019 has been designed to provide a framework to guide the Council’s actions until 31 March 2019.

The draft Equality Action Plan also outlines the way in which the Council plans to promote Equality of Opportunity and Good Relations, throughout its services and functions, as it strives to create a District where people choose to live, work and visit.

The draft Equality Action Plan details five actions, strategic themes, and these are:
  1. Equality of Opportunity.
  2. Accessible Services.
  3. Spoken, Written and Signed Language Forms.
  4. Equality Monitoring and Data Collection.
  5. Increase Awareness and Understanding of Equality (for Employees and Elected Members).
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is seeking your views on the content and actions contained within the draft Equality Action Plan for 2017-2019.
Consultation Documents

All documents are available in different formats on request.

You can obtain copies of any, or all, of the documents from the Townhall, Enniskillen, from The Grange in Omagh, or by:
  1. Downloading it from the Council’s website at: www.fermanaghomagh.com
  2. Telephoning the Council on: 0300 303 1777 ext. 21178, Textphone (028) 8225 6216
  3. Emailing the Council at: finbar.maguire@fermanaghomagh.com
For more information, contact Finbar Maguire via telephone on 0300 303 1777 ext. 21178 or via email at finbar.maguire@fermanaghomagh.com

How to Respond

The Council recognises the importance of consultation in all aspects of the implementation of our statutory equality duties and invites you to take part in this public consultation exercise.

We are happy to receive feedback by:
Letter: ‘Public Consultation’, Policy and Strategic Services, Townhall, Enniskillen BT74 7BA
Email: finbar.maguire@fermanaghomagh.com
Telephone: 0300 303 1777 ext. 21178
Textphone: (028) 8225 6216
Or by completing an online questionnaire at www.fermanaghomagh.com

If you prefer a meeting in which to give your comments face-to-face, we will do our best to meet your request.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire and for sharing your views with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.

* Please note, there is a Statement of Confidentiality and Access to Information Legislation at the beginning of this questionnaire *
Confidentiality and Access to Information Legislation

Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be published or disclosed in accordance with access to information legislation: these are chiefly the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

If you want the information that you provide to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the Freedom of Information Act, there is a statutory Code of Practice (section 45) with which public authorities must comply and deals with amongst other things, obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential. If we receive a request for disclosure of the information, we will take full account of your explanation, but we cannot give an assurance that confidentiality can be maintained in all circumstances. An automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not, of itself, be regarded as binding on Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.

For further information about confidentiality of responses please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 028 9026 9380 or email ni@ico.gsi.gov.uk (or see their website at www.ico.gov.uk).For further information about confidentiality of responses please contact the Information Commissioner’s Office on 028 9026 9380 or email ni@ico.gsi.gov.uk (or see their website at www.ico.gov.uk).

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* 2. My contact details are as follows:

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* 3. Would you like to be added to our Equality Consultation Database for future consultation processes?

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