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The Equal Opportunity Department are currently responsible for the management of four advisory committees. They are listed below. The committees are responsible for reporting to the Equal Opportunities Committee (EOC), which in turn reports to the National Executive Committee (NEC). Each advisory committee consists of up to 15 lay members who are drawn from all constituencies plus three of the NEC members of the EOC. The Chairs of each advisory committee also sit on the EOC though they do not have voting rights.
The Advisory Committees listed below report to the Equal Opportunities Committee and their minutes are put in front of the EOC for ratification, amendment or rejection. Each committee consists of fifteen lay members drawn from all constituencies plus three of the NEC members of the EOC. As was referred to above their Chairs sit on the EOC as non voting members.
the Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC);the Race Advisory Committee (RAC); which deals with all racial issues,the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Advisory Committee (LGBTAC) and the Disability & Special Needs Advisory Committee (DSNAC).
Each of these committees is elected at Conference from among the membership and any members who are interested and are nominated by their Branch are able to apply.
The four Advisory Committees feed into the Equal Opportunities Sub-Committee of the National Executive Council, which is the focus at national level for progressing those equality issues that are within the remit of the National Executive Council. The Equal Opportunities Committee is also responsible for ensuring that the Union’s policies on equal opportunities issues are implemented. The Advisory Committees, together with the Equal Opportunities Committee are responsible for making recommendations to the National Executive and also for campaigning on issues within their remit.
In addition to these, there is a Retired Members Advisory Committee (RMAC) which is managed by the SDGS' department and the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) which is managed by Simon Sapper's department.
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