Equality Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2025-28

As a council we are dedicated to promoting equality and making Warrington a fair and inclusive borough. We want to protect, support, and empower our communities and celebrate the diversity of Warrington. This strategy sets out how we will achieve this vision through the delivery of our equality objectives and priorities for 2025-2028. These are an integral part of the organisation and link closely with the council’s Corporate Strategy and will guide our work over the next three years. The strategy is in line with our duties and responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.

Our strategic equality group is responsible for the delivery of the objectives and priorities. Delivery of the objectives and priorities will be reviewed on a regular basis with a number of our priorities being monitored through our performance management framework. Please contact equalities@warrington.gov.uk if you would like further information about the council’s equality, diversity and inclusion work.

Public sector equality duty report

This document helps to demonstrate how we are meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010. This duty requires us to publish information relating to people who share a protected characteristic who are affected by our policies and practices. The duty also requires us to publish information relating to employees who share a protected characteristic. Protected characteristics are defined as: age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and marriage and civil partnership.

Equality impact assessments

An equality impact assessment is a way of understanding and assessing the impact that services, strategies, and functions have on different people who are protected by the Equality Act 2010. Equality impact assessments help us to understand whether our services are meeting everyone’s needs, and how they are provided to individuals and different sections of the community.