Birmingham City Council financial challenges - time to Reset

To find out more about the budget and section 114 notice, visit our budget information page

Equality legislation

Public Sector Equality Duties

Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 is the Public Sector Equality Duties. This states that everything a public body does, must have due regard to the need to:

  • eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under this 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

Find out more about the Public Sector Equality Duties

Our reports

We are required to publish equality information to demonstrate compliance annually, and prepare and publish equality objectives every four years.

Equality information for each of our service areas can be found in the Equality assessments section.

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