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Understanding People's Needs

The Mobility and Inclusion Unit promotes socially inclusive transport, examining the links between transport and social exclusion, analysing social inclusion issues and the transport needs of different social groups, and liasing with other Government departments. It is also responsible for implementing the Race Relations (Amendment) Act , and the Social Exclusion Unit's report on transport and social exclusion Making the Connections: Final Report on Transport and Social Exclusion.

• Introduction to social inclusion policies
  Overview of departmental social inclusion policies, plans and activities with supporting facts and other information.
• Consultation papers
  This section contains copies of current and closed consultations for this area of the Department's responsibility along with any associated partial Regulatory Impact Assessments.
• Children and Young People
  The diverse transport needs and requirements of children and young people from urban and rural environments.
• Older people's transport issues
  With an ageing population transport provision needs to be flexible enough to be responsive to the differing needs of older people.
• Women's transport issues
  Understanding the transport needs and requirements of women.
• Social exclusion
  This section contains information about the Department for Transport's efforts to reduce social exclusion as it relates to transport issues.
• Staff Attitudes
  Information on the causes and effects poor staff attitudes can have on passengers.
• Minority, Ethnic and Faith Communities transport issues
  The specific travel needs and requirements of minority ethnic and faith community groups.
• Deep vein thrombosis
  Research and other information about travel and deep vein thrombosis.

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