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Staffing of Department

Legal, Equality, Education and Policy Support Department (LEEPS)

The Equality, Health and Safety section is part of the Legal, Equality, Education and Policy Support department. We are based at PCS London Headquarters, Clapham Junction and are responsible for developing and implementing PCS policies for our members on Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.

The main responsibilities of the department include:

  • negotiations with the Cabinet Office on Civil Service equality policies, and health and safety
  • servicing PCS national forums for women, black, disabled and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members, and health and safety representatives
  • providing advice and guidance to PCS negotiators, reps and members on best practice in employment and on health and safety and discrimination law
  • organising conferences, seminars and meetings for the all the equality and health and safety forums.

Kim Burridge, Senior National Officer - Director of Leeps (Legal, Equality, Education and Policy Support)

Kim has wide responsibilities, which include the Equality, Health and Safety Dept; Education, Legal, Policy support work, plus the PCS Information Service.

email: kim@pcs.org.uk

Phyllis Opoku-Gyimah, Head of the Equality, Health & Safety Department

Phyllis has overall responsibility for Equality, Health & Safety department. Priorities contribute to PCS policies on equal opportunity by developing innovative workplace strategies to tackle inequality and discrimination.

Phyllis has an over-arching responsibility for work around the Single Equality Act which is to strengthen the law to support progress on equality.

Phyllis negotiates with the Cabinet Office on Equality and Diversity, she is the Secretary to the NEC Equalities Committee.

e-mail: phyllis@pcs.org.uk

Lorna Campbell, Equality Officer areas of responsibility:

  • Race
  • Disability
  • Religion / Belief
  • Immigration and Asylum
  • Secretary to the National Black Members Committee
  • Secretary to the National Disability Rights Committee
  • CCSU Equalities Committee
  • Cabinet Office: Disability Task Force Diversity
  • Anti Fascism and Anti Racism
  • Black Members and Disabled Members Seminar
  • NEC Equalities Committee

e-mail: lorna@pcs.org.uk

Carl Banks, Equality H&S Officer areas of responsibility:

  • LGBT equalities/sexuality
  • Proud - the voice for LGBT members in PCS
  • LGBT Seminar
  • Hazards conference
  • Health, safety and well-being
  • NEC Equalities Committee
  • Secretary to the National Health and Safety Forum
  • Civil Service Unions' Health, Safety and Well-Being Committee
  • Civil Service Unions' Equalities Committee
  • Cabinet Office: H&S and Well-Being; Diversity
  • NEC Equalities Committee

e-mail: carl@pcs.org.uk

Mary Doolin – Equality CoOrdinator
(Based in Clapham and the PCS Liverpool office)

  • Assist national and regional group committees in developing strategies aimed at promoting quality and diversity in their bargaining, campaigning and organising activities.
  • Responsibility for negotiations with employers, including the analysis of Equality Impact assessments and conditions of service for PCS members.
  • Develop a bargaining agenda with activists and members, ensuring all bargaining activities are informed by the PCS equality agenda, policies and practices.
  • Prioritise, participate in and encourage participation in national and external campaigns
  • In line with the PCS National Organising Strategy, develop and support lay structures and build membership density in areas of responsibility
  • Develop, support and work with Regional Black Members Networks, Regional Disabled members Networks, Women’s Networks and proud Networks.
  • Develop, support and work with Groups and National Branches to action plan to tackle under-representation by holding workshops, training or annual equality seminars.
  • Support and develop activists to deal with personal cases at a local level
  • Secretary to National Women’s Forum.
  • NEC Equalities Committee
  • Women’s Seminar

Email: maryd@pcs.org.uk

Admin Team

Teresa Howes, is the Legal, Education and Policy Support department’s office manager, overseeing all administrative support and organisational arrangements for the various forums, equality seminars and delegations to the TUC equality conferences, legal, and education departments. e-mail: teresaho@pcs.org.uk

Eunice Lewis, Senior Administrative Assistant, provides secretarial and administrative support to the department undertaking work relating to the national executive committee, TUC conferences, nec equality committee and national unions equal opportunities. e-mail: eunice@pcs.org.uk

Siobhan Maguire, Senior Administrative Assistant, provides secretarial and administrative support to the department undertaking work relating to the national Black members seminar, bmc elections, and race equality strategy. e-mail: siobhan@pcs.org.uk

Glenda Mahoney-Oguike, Senior Administrative Assistant, provides secretarial and administrative support to the department undertaking work relating to the national health and safety forum, Proud and the LGBT Seminar. e-mail: glenda@pcs.org.uk

Lyndsey Mouland, Senior Administrative Assistant, provides secretarial and administrative support to the department undertaking work relating to the national women's forum, national disability rights forum and the national women's and disability Seminars. e-mail lyndsey@pcs.org.uk

Naliny Neeladoo, Senior Administrative Assistant, provides secretarial and administrative support to the department undertaking work relating to support the equality networks. e-mail: naliny@pcs.org.uk

Contacts

Equality is at the heart of everything we do. In the way we organise ourselves and campaign we always strive to ensure we are representing all of our members.

Our equality officers work with members to promote equality and tackle discrimination in the workplace, society and the wider world.
We are committed to ensuring those members in groups currently under-represented in our union’s structures are encouraged and supported to play a full and active role.