AGENCY CHECKLIST
UNIT:
1. a. Does your agency have an equal opportunity policy? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, does it define the following categories :-
sexual orientation? Yes/No/Don't Know?
class (socially excluded)? Yes/No/Don't Know?
gender? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disability? Yes/No/Don't Know?
ethnicity? Yes/No/Don't Know?
c. Does this policy apply to service provision as well as employment? Yes/No/Don't Know?
2. a. Does your agency have a grievance/complaints policy? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, does it outline the following categories of complaint:-
homophobia? Yes/No/Don't Know?
racism? Yes/No/Don't Know?
sexism? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disableism? Yes/No/Don't Know?
classism (social exclusion)? Yes/No/Don't Know?
3. a. Does your agency provide in-service training opportunities for staff? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, does any of the training look at issues concerning the following:
sexual orientation? Yes/No/Don't Know?
ethnicity? Yes/No/Don't Know?
gender? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disability? Yes/No/Don't Know?
class (social exclusion) ? Yes/No/Don't Know?
4. a. Does your agency provide any general resources to support staff e.g. books, videos, leaflets, etc? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, do they include positive materials on the following:
homosexuality? Yes/No/Don't Know?
women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
minority ethnic groups? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
poor, working class (socially excluded) Yes/No/Don't Know?
c. Does your agency provide any general resources to support service users? Yes/No/Don't Know?
d. If yes, do they include positive materials on the following:
homosexuality? Yes/No/Don't Know?
women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
minority ethnic groups? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
poor, working class (socially excluded) Yes/No/Don't Know?
5. a. Does your agency have publicity aimed at encouraging minority groups of young people to use your service? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, does it encourage the following groups to use the service:
lesbian, gay and bisexual young people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young minority ethnic people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young poor, working class (socially excluded) people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
6. a. Does your agency have any formal links with minority groups? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, do these include the following groups?
lesbian, gay and bisexual people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
minority ethnic people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
poor, working class (socially excluded) people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
7. a. Does your agency make any provision geared specifically for minority young people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, do you make any provision aimed specifically at the following groups:
lesbian, gay and bisexual young people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young minority ethnic people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young poor, working class (socially excluded) people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
8. a. Does your agency have any monitoring and evaluation systems? Yes/No/Don't Know?
b. If yes, do they include issues relating to the following groups:
lesbian, gay and bisexual young people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young women? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young disabled people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young minority ethnic people? Yes/No/Don't Know?
young poor, working class (socially excluded) people? Yes/No/Don't Know?