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Outlined below is an overview of the service.
Consultancy
Carole Ewart set up Ewart Communications in 1997 to deliver a public policy consultancy to the ‘not for profit' sector. This includes raising awareness and enabling the delivery of, human rights within organisations.
Human Rights
Human Rights are defined as civil, social, cultural, political and economic rights.
Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 obliges all public authorities to act in a way which complies with the European Convention on Human Rights e.g. Article 8 which accords everyone the right to respect for their private and family life, their home and correspondence.
When the Act was introduced, the Government said it would “… help change the way people think and behave and create an atmosphere in which decisions and policies are discussed and understood. How far the Human Rights Act will improve the quality of life for all in the UK depends on how far we all respect the values it enshrines.”
Currently the Scottish Parliament is considering the Scottish Commissioner on Human Rights Bill with Stage 3 scheduled for November 2006.
Topics
So far, work has been undertaken with over 40 organisations and on a wide variety of topics including: Building Standards, Childcare, Children's Rights, Civil & Criminal Justice, Construction Skills, Drug Strategies, Equality, Freedom of Information, Funding, Health, Housing, Parliamentary Process, Participation, Regeneration, Relationship Counselling, Social Inclusion, Social Justice, Sport Inclusion, Training, Employment and Volunteering.
Tasks
On each topic there can be a single or a range of tasks including: action research, audits of policy or communication, business planning and development, consultation, production of information in a variety of formats for an internal and external audience, research, training and writing reports.