Scoping Exercise Diversity, Equity Inclusion and Belonging

Overview

Scoping Exercise Equality Diversity Inclusion and Belonging

As you are aware the Social Care Council has over the last year or so been taking small steps to begin the conversation related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Our strategic plan 2023-2027 references this as an important area for us to address. Many of you were engaged at the staff workshop where we discussed this issue in detail and obtained your views and perspectives.

What do we mean by diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging?

We already have section 75 statutory equality and good relations duties and our disability duties in place. Whilst we do not have diversity legislation, it still covers many facets it could be about, for example:  

Ethnicities; Ages; Genders; Sexual orientations; Talent; Lifestyles; Education; Language; Personality; Characteristics; Physical disabilities; Class Personal belief; Geographical location; the list could go on as people’s diversity is multi-layered.

As Diversity and Inclusion are also about having the conversations, listening to ideas and be open to different perspectives. Please take the opportunity to share this at your team meetings and across your team.

Why your views matter

Undertaking this scoping exercise will help us to develop and generate a baseline of activities that align diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging to existing business priorities and objectives. Initially our focus is on internal responsibilities but in due course we will explore how we can better use our influence externally with other stakeholders and our registrants.

We are not intending that this scoping exercise be turned into an onerous task and should only take about 10 minutes completing.