- Conference
- 2010 National LGBT Conference
- Date
- 29 July 2010
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes with alarm that proposed public sector cuts are expected to rise from 25 to 40% under the ‘coalition administration and is fully aware of the difficult decisions facing the NHS organisations that are expected to make these significant financial savings whilst meeting key government targets.
Conference is concerned that services such as those needed to complete gender reassignment may be drastically cut, with devastating effect on our transgender community.
Conference recognises the equality duties placed on public sector bodies, under which tackling inequalities is key to delivering public services. Part of this is the key role played by equality impact assessments (EIAs) in aiming to ensure that no groups are disadvantaged on equality grounds.
Conference calls on the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Committee to:
1.Ensure that activists are aware off the importance of EIAs;
2.Work with other organisations, e.g. Transgender Alliance and the Equality Network, in monitoring how NHS organisations are undertaking Equality Impact Assessments.