The Equality Act 2010 sets a General Duty out that as a public body, Cardiff Council is required to have due regard in its decision-making processes (including financial decisions) to three factors:
- To eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation,
- To advance equality of opportunity, and
- To foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic (age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religious belief and non-belief, race, sex, sexual orientation and Welsh Language) and those who do not.
Duties within the Act require that public authorities demonstrate that the financial decisions they make are carried out in a fair, transparent and accountable way and consider the needs and the rights of different members of the community.
The specific equality duties of the Act set out that a local authority needs to:
- Make appropriate arrangement for assessing the likely impact of its policies and practices on its ability to comply with the General Duty,
- Monitor these impacts, and
- Publish reports in respect of any assessment.
Equality Impact Assessments relating to Cabinet decisions are published with the Cabinet papers.
You can view a decision, including all the papers, by using the search function on
Modern Gov’s website.
You can also view all cabinet meetings and their papers on
Modern Gov’s website.
Equality monitoring
The Council has a specific duty to report each year on its compliance with the General Duty including the progress it has made to meet its Equality Objectives and information about its employees.