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WQ.309/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY B.B. de S.DV.M. PORÉE OF ST. HELIER SOUTH QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2022
Question
“Will the Minister advise –
- which members of the public she will seek views from regarding the extension of discrimination legislation to include religious belief, and whether she intend to engage with minority groups;
- whether she has consulted with any minority groups, or disability and inclusion led organisations, to best identify how to produce accessible communications and guidance notes; and
- what methods she, or the Department, will be using to ensure communications and guidance is accessible to all Islanders, for example, will the Minister be providing information in multiple languages or in braille?”
Answer
My Ministerial Plan includes the following section:
Promoting the Disability Strategy and Social Inclusion and Diversity policies by:
• continuing to implement the disability strategy on an ongoing basis.
• considering the accessibility of communications and guidance notes to ensure that government documents are fully accessible to people with a range of disabilities and are easy to understand in 2023.
• seeking the views of the public on extending discrimination legislation to include religious belief in
2023.
The details of the project to seek “the views of the public on extending discrimination legislation to include religious belief in 2023.” have not yet been finalised. All of the considerations set out in the Deputy ’s question will be taken into account during that project.