Waterways Ireland Context - Revision history

Jjh at 15:02, 21 September 2007

2007-09-21T15:02:43Z

Jjh: Context moved to Waterways Ireland Context: to reduce conflict

2007-04-12T11:40:48Z

Context moved to Waterways Ireland Context: to reduce conflict

Jjh: /* About Waterways */

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‎About Waterways

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‎About Waterways

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2007-04-11T13:36:39Z

‎About Waterways

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‎About Waterways

Jjh: addding sextion 75 info

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addding sextion 75 info

Jjh: /* Groups Promoting Identity */

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‎Groups Promoting Identity

Jjh: /* Waterways' E-Consultation Aims */

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‎Waterways' E-Consultation Aims

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‎Groups Promoting Identity

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 To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:
-* [http://www.equalityni.org/ Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
+* [http://www.equalityni.org/ Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK government on managing equality issues.
 * [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Equality Scheme].

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 To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:
 * [http://www.equalityni.org/ Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
-* [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], which was established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the Equality Scheme.
+* [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Equality Scheme].
 == Why E-Consultation? ==

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 To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:
-* [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-commission.htm Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
+* [http://www.equalityni.org/ Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
 * [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], which was established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the Equality Scheme.

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	"''As a new organisation, developing new policies, Waterways Ireland's approach has been to seek to mainstream consideration of equality in policy development. To do this we are implementing an Internal Screening Process to identify and where possible remove any adverse equality impacts from new policies whilst these are being developed.''" ([http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php])		"''As a new organisation, developing new policies, Waterways Ireland's approach has been to seek to mainstream consideration of equality in policy development. To do this we are implementing an Internal Screening Process to identify and where possible remove any adverse equality impacts from new policies whilst these are being developed.''" ([http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php])
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	To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:		To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:

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 To learn more about [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75] issues, such as those affecting public bodies like [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland], visit the following web sites:
-- [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-commission.htm Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
+* [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-commission.htm Equality Commission], a body of legal representatives who produce guidelines to the UK goverment on managing equality issues.
-- [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], which was established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the Equality Scheme.
+* [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/equality-scheme.htm Northern Ireland Office's Equality Unit], which was established to provide advice and guidance to departmental staff on equality and to take forward and monitor the implementation of the Equality Scheme.
 == Why E-Consultation? ==

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 [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] was established in 1999 as one of six North/South Implementation Bodies established under the [http://www3.british-irishcouncil.org/welcome/text.htm British Irish Agreement]. Its responsibilities include "''the management, maintenance, development and restoration of inland navigable waterways principally for recreational purposes''" ([http://www.waterwaysireland.org]), both north and south of the Irish border.
-In 2005, as part of their [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/Equality ‘Equality Quality Assessment' (EQA)], [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] wished to establish a process of policy-making and screening in order to evaluate and ensure equality in all its policy operations:
+In 2005, as part of their [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/Equality ‘Equality Quality Assessment' (EQA)], known also in UK government as [http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/statutory-duty.htm Section 75], [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] wished to establish a process of policy-making and screening in order to evaluate and ensure equality in all its policy operations:
 "''As a new organisation, developing new policies, Waterways Ireland's approach has been to seek to mainstream consideration of equality in policy development. To do this we are implementing an Internal Screening Process to identify and where possible remove any adverse equality impacts from new policies whilst these are being developed.''" ([http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php])
 == Why E-Consultation? ==

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 Previously, [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] conducted more traditional consultations, primarily through focus groups and public meetings. This e-consultation would be run in tandem with a traditional ‘consultation document’ process (i.e. paper-based consultation) and ‘face-to-face’ meetings.
-== Groups Promoting Identity ==
+== Groups Promoting Equality ==
-[http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] identified ten different groups for promoting equality [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php], which it would target for consultation:
+[http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] identified ten different groups [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php], which it would target for consultation.  Consultation would seek to identify the equality between each of the groups:
 # People of different gender.
 # People of different ages.

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 == Waterways' E-Consultation Aims ==
-The stated aims of the e-consultation were to gain views on:
+The stated aims of the e-consultation were to gain views on [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/consultation.php]:
 * The [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/topic-a.php The Internal Screening Process] developed and implemented by [http://www.waterwaysireland.org Waterways Ireland] to ensure new policies are equality proofed as they are developed.
 * Policies developed and internally screened to date.
-* The policies Waterways Ireland proposes to subject to an [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/topic-b.php Policies for the Equality Impact Assessment] in the future.
+* The policies [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/ Waterways Ireland] proposed are subject to an [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/topic-b.php Policies for the Equality Impact Assessment] in the future.
 * Timetable for proposed [http://waterways.e-consultation.org/topic-b.php Policies for the Equality Impact Assessments].