Public Sector Equality Duty
The Equality Act 2020 is made up of a general duty and specific duties which places various duties on the Trust to comply with.
The general duty has three aims and requires us to have due regard to the need to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimization and other conduct prohibited under the Act
- Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it
- Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it
The specific duties require the Trust to publish details of how the trust is meeting the above duties, publish equality objectives and demonstrate inclusive decision making.
Our annual Equality compliance reports documents progress made in relation to the commitment and compliance to equality and inclusion and profiles our patients and employees highlighting areas of focus in the preceding year as our equality objectives.
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