Bolton PCT’s Disability Equality Scheme 2007 – 2010

The Schemes outlines what the PCT will be doing to improve the lives of disabled people. The Disability Discrimination Act amended in 2005 provides ‘general’ and ‘specific’ duties to promote disability equality. Click here to view or download the full Disability Equality Scheme

The new general duty means that, in whatever we do, we must have due regard to:

• promoting equality of opportunity between disabled people and other people;
• eliminating discrimination which is unlawful under the Act;
• eliminating harassment of disabled people that is related to their disabilities;
• promoting positive attitudes towards disabled people;
• encouraging participation by disabled people in public life;
• taking steps to take account of people’s disabilities even where this involves treating disabled people more favourably than other people.

The specific duties require public authorities including the PCT to produce a
Disability Equality Scheme. Click Here to View
Disability Equality Scheme - Summary

If you require documents in an alternative version such as Easy to Read or large print, or in Braille then please contact the Equality and Diversity Manager on:
Tel: 01204 46 2168, Fax: 01024 46 2179
Email shabir.abdul@bolton.nhs.uk

Guidance for producing the Scheme has been issued by the Disability Rights Commission in their Code of Practice – Duty to Promote Disability Equality http://www.drc-gb.org.