Equality and Diversity

Welcome to the Equality and Diversity area of the website.

Here you will find information on a variety of topics including Citizenship Ceremonies for people who have applied successfully for British Citizenship and the Councils duty under the Race Relations Act. You can also find out about the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 which helps the public sector make a real, positive change to the lives of disabled users and employees, ensuring that they are treated fairly and equally.

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Citizenship Ceremonies|

Under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, all applicants, aged 18 years or over, who are accepted for naturalisation as British Citizens are required to take part in a citizenship ceremony.

Race Equality Scheme|

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2002 imposes a general duty on local councils to promote race equality in all their functions. In accordance with the Act, Torfaen has developed and adopted a Race Equality Scheme.

The New Disability Discrimination Act 2005|

The Disability Equality Duty is a new way of helping the public sector make a real, positive change to the lives of disabled users and employees, ensuring that they are treated fairly and equally.

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Useful Links

Visit the Equality and Human Rights Commission website at www.equalityhumanrights.com (opens in a new window)

Visit the Time to Change website at www.time-to-change.org.uk (opens in a new window)

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