19 APRIL 2013

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In this briefing you will find: 

• A policy submission to the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty to deliver fairer and more efficient public services 
• Details on the background of the Equality Duty and the legal duty on public bodies to consider all individuals when carrying out their day-to-day work – in shaping policy, in delivering services and in relation to their own employees 
• Recommendations to the Government including the recommendation that no changes are made to primary legislation in terms of the legal status of the Equality Duty and that it should be at the heart of the Government’s broader equality strategy and key in delivering fairer and more efficient public services 

 

Link to the report: Policy Submission to the Review of the Public Sector Equality Duty