We want to make sure that everyone is treated fairly and equally. We collect this data as part of our day to day business to help us improve our services and to meet our duties under the Equality Act 2010.
These duties are to:
- eliminate unlawful discrimination
- advance equality of opportunity
- foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who don't.
You do not have to answer these questions. You can leave any question blank or tick ‘prefer not to say'.
How does this information help?
- It helps us make sure that we are seeking the views of everyone in society.
- By understanding more about the make up of the communities in the county, we can make better decisions about how to provide accessible information and appropriate services to everyone, and see where there may be gaps.
- It can help contribute to decisions about where to direct our services, and to identify any areas of the community who aren't making the most of the services that are available to them.
- We also have a statutory duty to show that we are eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity. As an organisation we need to consider the impact that race, gender and transgender, disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief may have on the life chances of members of our communities.
For more information, please read this leaflet from Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity.
Who decides which questions to ask?
There are ten questions which are based on the equalities strands of gender and transgender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief of the participants.
These are standard questions that have been agreed by a number of different partners and authorities, which include the 2011 national census.
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