Equality scheme for the Department of Health – 5 year reviews
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Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (the Act) requirespublic authorities, in carrying out their functions relating toNorthern Ireland, to have due regard to the need to promoteequality of opportunity and regard to the desirability of promotinggood relations across a range of categories outlined in the Act.
The purpose of a 5 year review is to examine how the arrangements have been applied and to assess how effective they have been in assisting public authorities to comply with the Section 75 duties.