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Advice Strategy 2018-2021

Council’s objectives for advice provision over the next three years reflect the opportunities available and the desire for continuing improvement.  These are all to be delivered by March 2021:

• Objective 1 - To have the highest quality voluntary generalist advice provision in any council area in Northern Ireland, demonstrated through in-depth quality assessments and a recognised quality accreditation mechanism.
• Objective 2 – To maintain the cost per enquiry at 2017 levels, through effective utilisation of technology and improved use of resources.
• Objective 3 – Have an advice service which can meet all priority needs within a three day period.
• Objective 4 – Have an advice service which can meet all advice needs within one week.
• Objective 5 – Have a cutting edge advice service which makes increasing use of technology to improve availability, quality and cost of provision and effectiveness of advice.
• Objective 6 – Introduction of a new case recording system aligned with DfC plans for NI wide advice, leading to better advice statistics and analysis.
• Objective 7 – the best referral mechanisms to ensure that clients are given advice by the person best qualified to do so.

September 2018

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Special Leave Policy

Derry City and Strabane District Council is committed to providing paid time off from work for employees for special circumstances to assist with work life balance.

November 2018

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Good Relations Strategy  2018-2021

The good relations strategy for Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks to build on the successes of previous strategies, and on the processes of good relations, community cohesion and government policy.
In delivering this strategy Council aims to:

• Break down barriers between communities;
• Challenge preconceptions of how people think of “others”;
• Build equality, reconciliation and an appreciation of diversity;
• Develop commitment to better relationships within and between communities;
• Develop commitment to better relationships with new migrant populations and ethnic communities.

November 2018

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Derry City and Strabane District Arts and Culture Strategy 2019 - 2024

Aim 1: Engage citizens and grow audiences
Aim 2: Deliver quality programme product and practice
Aim 3: Make our marketing and communications integrated, effective and ambitious
Aim 4: Invest in the potential of our creative citizens and sector
Aim 5: Strengthen the cultural infrastructure and grow employment opportunities
Aim 6: Demonstrate and communicate the difference that our community makes

December 2018

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