Equality Duty
The Public Sector Equality Duty which is set out in the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities to have due regard to the need to:
- eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation
- advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not
- foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
Protected characteristics
The protected characteristics to be considered are:
- age
- disability
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy and maternity
- race (this includes ethnic or national origins, colour or nationality)
- religion or belief (this includes lack of belief)
- gender
- sexual orientation.
Purpose of assessment
The purpose of carrying out an Equality Impact Assessment is to assess the impact of a change to services or policy on people with protected characteristics and to demonstrate that the Council has considered the aims of the Equality Duty.
Read about how we carry out Equality Impact Assessments [PDF 52KB].
Assessments carried out from December 2010
The most recent assessments can be downloaded below.
Services to Adults
Services to Children and Families
Human Resources and Internal Processes
Other Council Services
Archived assessments
A number of Equality Impact Assessments have been undertaken in order to assess the equality implications of the service review proposals for service users, other stakeholders and County Council employees.
View the archived assessments.
