Equality and Diversity

Data to support equality and diversity

The Equality Act came into effect on 1 October 2010. The act uses one common language and puts all of equality law into one place. It also sets out to give consistent rights and protection to people from different groups, with the exception of disabled people who have been given additional protection. By simplifying and streamlining the law, the act makes it easier to understand, comply with and enforce.

An equal society recognises people's different needs, situations and goals, and removes the barriers that limit what people can do and be.  Knowing your community and equality mapping is essential to achieving an equal society.

The Equality Framework embodies the 'COUNT' principle - Count Once and Use Numerous Times. In line with this principle, these web pages attempt to draw together in one place all the information which will help people understand the diversity of Kent's population and will be a key source of information for undertaking equality analysis.

There are 9 equality characteristics currently protected by discrimination law. These are age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have data for:

A Diversity Profile which draws together these characteristics into one place has been produced for each district council area in Kent to provide an overview of equalities and diversity. This is available within our district profiles which can be found on the area profiles page

Currently there is no data set on gender re-assignment or sexual orientation.

Pregnancy and maternity data will be added in the future.

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