Tayside Fire & Rescue
Tayside Fire & Rescue

Tayside Fire and Rescue Board
Race Equality Scheme
2008 – 2009
Consultation Questionnaire

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 placed a duty on all Scottish Fire and Rescue Services including Tayside Fire and Rescue to promote race equality in carrying out all of their functions.

In order to meet both our general and specific duties under Section 71(1) of the Race Relations Act,  Tayside Fire and Rescue are required to prepare and publish a race equality scheme at least every three years.  We are producing our third Race Equality Scheme, which unlike previous schemes this is a one year race equality scheme as we are implementing a Single Equality Scheme in 2009 which will incorporate all six equality strands: Race, Disability, Gender, Age, Sexual Orientation and Religion or Belief.

Under the general race equality duty Tayside Fire and Rescue recognises its obligation to:

·         Eliminate unlawful racial discrimination

·         Promote equality of opportunity; and

·         Promote good relations between persons of different racial groups

We welcome feedback from all individuals in the communities we serve across Tayside.  Please take the time to complete this questionnaire and help us improve the services we provide.  All responses will be treated in strict confidence.

1 Have you contacted or dealt with Tayside Fire and Rescue in the previous 12 months?
Yes
No
2 If yes, please indicate your reason by choosing the appropriate option.
To report a fire
To report a road traffic accident
To report an incident
To request assistance
To request a home fire safety visit
Applied for an operational vacancy
Applied for a support vacancy
To obtain information
To make a complaint
Other
If other, please specify.
3 Please rate how satisfied you were with how Tayside Fire and Rescue dealt with the matter?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
4 If dissatisfied or very dissatisfied, please explain why and indicate what we could have done better?
5 Were you aware of Tayside Fire and Rescue's Race Equality Scheme?
Yes
No
6 Do you feel Tayside Fire and Rescue could improve communications with Black and Minority Ethnic Groups?
Yes
No
7 If yes, what do you think we can do to improve communication?
8 Tayside Fire and Rescue has carried out a number of positive action initiatives to improve the diversity of our workforce. When considering us as an employer do you think we have improved employment opportunities for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups?
Yes
No
9 If no, how do you think we can improve employment opportunities?
10 Do you have any other comments or suggestions that you would like us to consider when producing our Race Equality Scheme?

If you would like to read our current Race Equality Scheme please:

Download the Equality Scheme which details our Race Equality Scheme, or

Download the Race Equality Annual Review 2006-07