Citizenship & Diversity

Diversity and Citizenship to the Fire Service

The Fire Service see diversity as a window in which they can use other public services to learn and improve their own organization. By doing this, it helps the fire service to respond sensitively and effectively to all parts of our society. Itb also helps to improve the public's response and behavior meaning that the fire service can then effectively teach our citizens about fires, their risks and how to prevent them. With this educated system, fire incidents drop and therefore save the government money.

The fire service is good for our society, is promotes citizenship through bringing people together by educating them about arson, it also gives members of society a sense of importance through potentially saving others.

What does Citizenship and Diversity mean to the Police?

The Police recognize and accept diversity in both the community and the service. They believe diversity is based on understanding each other and embracing differences. The police also view diversity as a greater access to a wider range of skills for individual and using these to help us recognize that each of us have shared rights. The polices diversity policy enables all cultures and races the chance of employment, this creates diversity within the police force which in turn can help minimize institutional racism.

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Overall each public services has a different view on citizenship and each has a set of restrictions on who may join their service. However in general all public services reflect the views of the government on citizenship. This is to be expected as the public services are a reflection of the government. When a person applies to be part of the UK's public service it is a legal requirement that this individual has a right to live and work in the UK.

Another aim of the Police is to ensure that the service holders, employees,stakeholders etc do not receive any less favorable treatment based on their race, gender, religion, belief and a range of other factors. Police believe citizenship is a very important part in keeping laws and regulations in place. An example of this being , the police were considering setting up "citizenship academies" where those from different cultures and backgrounds can earn and be informed about the laws and regulations of the UK so they can abide by these rules.

What the government requires

In order to be a citizen of the UK an applicant must have 6 things:

• Be at least 18
• have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years
• Be of good character
• Know sufficient English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic
• Stay closely connected with the UK
• Not be of unsound mind

What Makes a Good Citizen?

What does being a good citizen mean?

In general terms Citizenship means a person whom lives in, contributes to and has loyalty to a community.

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Citizenship and Diversity to the NHS

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The NHS have a term they used called "Good Cooperate Citizenship" this term is used to describe how NHS organizations can help to reduce the negative impact of its activities on the environment. This term is also used to reflect how the NHS is committed to taking on an active role in maintaining improvements in health qualities for everyone, they do this by using their resources in that benefit the social, economic and environmental situations in as many ways as possible.

However being a good citizen can mean many of things, it's all about morality and respect for your community. He/she also has many positive traits such as being helpful to others, willing to listen and respect other peoples views and also have respect for local facilities and authorities. This person will also be well mannered and polite and also always be ready to learn.

Furthermore being a good citizen also means almost always thinking about others before yourself, good citizens help others, at school, home and in the community.

Overall, the word "Diversity" is used to describe the differences between individuals and groups within society.

In 2009 the NHS's budget was almost £100 billion. The NHS has identified that good cooperate citizenship is a priority for all its establishments.

They hope that by adopting good citizenship, in turn their service will become more efficient and then any financial savings can be re invested into the local services.

In relation to the public services and legal view of diversity, they use it to describe local communities and how these communities are often made up of many different people, based on things such as, ethnicity, gender, age etc.

Key Terms

Racism- A theory that one race of people are superior to another group.

Indigenous population- People who originate from the country they live in.

Prejudice- and attitude that is generally negative about a different group of people.

What makes a bad citizen?

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A bad citizen is an individual that is made up of a series of undesirable traits, examples of these being, always putting themselves first, not respecting others and the community, being rude and also cuasing trouble. For example, things that can make someone a negative citizen, are things such as, bullying, robbery and also vandalism. Bad citizens cause problems for society as vandalism and graffiti result in costing society money.