The Equality Improvement Framework for Wales has been designed to support authorities with making improvements in their equality practices and work towards meeting the requirements of the public sector duties for equality. It covers 7 strands of equality expanding upon the original strands contained in the Equality Standard in Wales and taking into account changes that have been made to anti-discrimination legislation in the UK since the year 2000. As a result it focuses on gender, race, disability, Welsh language, age, sexual orientation, religion and belief but can be broadened out to support improvement in other areas that maybe contained in an authority’s corporate equality programme.
‘The Equality Improvement Framework for Wales (EIF) has been developed to manage and promote equality within public services. The framework should establish the basis for mainstreaming - that is, making equality a guiding principle of local governance and lead to continuous improvement in equality in services, policy and employment.’
Stuart Speeden, Centre for Local Policy Studies, EdgeHill University
For more information contact: Anna Morgan