Active Travel routes and equality impacts
Ian Lewis made this Freedom of Information request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please provide evidence as to how the Public Sector Equality Duty (contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010) has been considered and discharged in relation to specific 'active travel' routes Fender Lane (Moreton), LCWIP Phase 1 (Wallasey) and Harrison Drive (Wallasey).
I would also be grateful for a copy of any Equality Impact Assessments in relation to the above and details of any specific discussions or correspondence with the RNIB or National Federation of the Blind.
Thanks
Yours faithfully,
Ian Lewis
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Many Thanks
Emma Murphy
Information Management Officer
Dear Councillor Lewis
Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding active travel routes and
equality impact assessments (EIA).
Please find EIAs in relation to
• Fender Lane (Moreton), attached
• Harrison Drive (Wallasey) - attached
• LCWIP Phase 1 (Wallasey) - see
[1]https://www.wirral.gov.uk/files/local-cy...
Members of Highways staff have previously had on-line meetings with RNIB
representatives to discuss active travel and scheme proposals. The RNIB
sit on Wirral’s Active Forum and are invited to each meeting and receive
all correspondence regarding scheme proposals. Their representative
attends regularly and has had direct engagement with members of highways
and regeneration staff who have also undertaken training sessions provided
by RNIB representatives, including guided walks where various levels and
types of vision are simulated.
Yours sincerely
Lynette Paterson
Principal Information Management Officer
Finance – Digital and Improvement
Wirral Council
PO Box 290
Brighton Street
Wallasey
CH27 9FQ
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