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OPCC equality objectives 2021-2025

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has determined its equality objectives for the period 2021-2025 (these will be subject to an annual review).

Objective 1

To develop a more in depth understanding of the needs of diverse communities within Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and to capture the voice of lived experience in the work of the OPCC.

OPCC as an employer

  • To increase knowledge and confidence of all staff on issues relating to equality and diversity through provision of adequate training, to be refreshed annually.
  • To recognise the needs of diverse groups within our workforce and ensure appropriate support is available for all OPCC staff and volunteers.

OPCC as a scrutineer

  • To ensure those with lived experience inform and complement the work of the OPCC’s scrutiny programme.
  • To examine the treatment of those with protected characteristics through the development of a Victims Code of Practice scrutiny panel.
  • To monitor the appropriateness of out of court disposals (OOCD) for hate crime offences through the multi-agency OOCD scrutiny panel.

OPCC as a commissioner

  • To evaluate the efficacy and accessibility of recovery services for people who have experienced hate crime and violence by working with the Victims Services strategic delivery partner.
  • To ensure the voices of those with lived experience help shape OPCC policies and services through engagement with lived experience advisors and the wider community.

Objective 2

To widen the reach of the OPCC’s communications and engagement approach to improve our connection with diverse communities across Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

OPCC as an employer

  • To attract a broader range of applicants to roles within the OPCC, particularly people from under-represented communities.

OPCC as a scrutineer

  • To undertake Scrutiny activity to examine how effectively the OPCC hears the voices of under-represented communities and how this informs its work and decision making

OPCC as a commissioner

  • To ensure our services are more accessible to diverse groups through community engagement activity and the implementation of an OPCC lived experience advisor scheme
  • Ensure that commissioned providers have robust standards in place in respect of equality and diversity and are improving outcomes for diverse groups
  • All community safety grants allocated by the OPCC have a specific requirement for recipients to proactively engage with the OPCC equality and diversity approach.