Section 75, Policy and Practice for Lesbian, Gay,

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A piece of research into how sexual orientation is considered in the context of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act.

The Office of the First Minister/Deputy First Minister has commissioned the Institute for Conflict Research (ICR) to conduct research into how statutory bodies considers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People (LGBT) issues in the development or policy and practice under Section 75.

Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is a statutory provision, requiring any public authority carrying out functions in Northern Ireland to have 'due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity' between people on the basis of ten criteria of people. You can find out more on the legislation, or on the way the legislation is being implemented.

Research aims

The aim of this research is to provide a broad evidence base to assist statutory bodies in effectively considering LGBT issues in the development of policy and practice.

The research also aims to identify extant barriers, difficulties and challenges experienced amongst LGBT communities with the public sector in relation to accessing goods, facilities and services. Through the research it is also hoped that examples of good or better practice within the public sector will be identified.

A questionnaire

This work is ongoing and we have also designed a questionnaire which is available on our web-site http://www.conflictresearch.org.uk/survey.php and also in paper format.

The contact person for the research is Ulf Hansson, Research Officer at ICR. He can be contacted at:

Institute for Conflict Research
Unit 14
North City Business Centre
2 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GG

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Email: research2@conflictresearch.org.uk
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CommunityNI.org | Ulf Hansson | 31 Oct 2006
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