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Equality and diversity

Perth & Kinross Council is currently reviewing and updating the equality framework to reflect the changes introduced by the Equality Act 2010.

This Council works to ensure that we pay due regard to eliminating discrimination, harassment, victimisation or any other prohibited conduct, advancing equality of opportunity by removing or minimising disadvantage, meeting the needs of particular groups that are different from the needs of others, encouraging participation in public life and fostering good relations. 

There are nine protected characteristics in the Equality Act and these include disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and religion and belief.

You can get further information about the Equality Act and related codes of practice and guidance on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's website.

When the Scottish Specific Duties are published this year they are expected to set out the arrangements the Council will put in place to meet all the new duties.  Current indications are that the Scottish Duties will be published in April 2012.

In the meantime the Council continues to progress equality and one of the key documents reflecting equality activity in the Council is the Interim Equality Strategic Action Plan. 

A copy of the six monthly progress report to February 2012 for this will be published here shortly. All Council services are currently progressing their Service Level Equality Action Plans and developing new Service Level Equality Action Plans in line with all the new duties.

Last updated | 06/02/2012

 

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Equality Team
Chief Executive's Service
2 High Street
Perth
PH1 5PH