EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS REGIONAL EQUALITY COUNCIL LIMITEDActive

Policy development To develop policies to ensure that agencies and employers in the statutory, non-statutory, private and voluntary sectors, especially in the Area of Benefit, are aware of the extent and nature of discrimination and inequality experienced by equality groups in the fields of social welfare, housing, employment, education and health care. To assist and encourage the aforesaid agencies and employers to implement policies and practices that will eliminate discrimination and promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different groups. To ensure that service providers implement agreed policies on race relations. Community support To support organisations in the Area of Benefit which are concerned with the promotion of equal opportunity and good relations between persons of different equality groups, by providing them with such information, advice and other forms of assistance as may be both appropriate and in keeping with the Objects. Assistance to individuals To give information, advice, and support of a non-financial nature to individuals who seek ELREC’s assistance because of their experience of discrimination, in circumstances where such information, advice and support are not readily obtainable from other local agencies. In this clause ‘support’

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