Public Sector Equality Duty
The Equality Act 2010 introduced a public sector equality duty consists of a general duty and specific duties.
General equality duty
The general duty requires the CCG as a public body to demonstrate due regard to the need to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act
- Advance equality of opportunity between people from different groups;
- Remove or minimise disadvantages suffered by people due to their protected characteristics
- Meet the needs of people with protected characteristics; and
- Encourage people with protected characteristics to participate in public life or in other activities where their participation is low
- Foster good relations between people from different groups
- Tackling prejudice and promoting understanding between people from different groups.
Specific equality duties
The specific duties require public bodies such as the CCG to:
Action | Details | When |
Publish relevant, proportionate information demonstrating compliance with the general duty | The information published should indicate how we are demonstrating compliance with the general equality duty and include equality monitoring data about employees (for those with 150 or more employees) and service users. | At least annually |
Prepare and publish one or more objectives it thinks it should achieve to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination and harassment, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations | The objectives should be specific and measurable; designed | At least every four years commencing 30 March 2018 |
Publish data on the gender pay gap | The gender pay gap between the hourly rates of pay of male and female full-pay relevant employees, calculated by reference to the specified pay period | At least every four years commencing 30 March 2018 |
Find out how the CCG is meeting those duties by looking at the pages within the equality, diversity and inclusion section.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has produced a range of guidance on the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty: