Inclusion Statement

The Equality Act, 2010 requires Salford Adult Social Care to have “due regard” to the needs of groups with protected characteristics when carrying out all its functions; both as a service provider and an employer. The protected characteristics contained in the Equality Act are:

• age;
• disability;
• gender identity/gender reassignment;
• sex/gender;
• race/ethnicity/nationality, religion or belief;
• pregnancy or maternity;
• sexual orientation; and
• marriage or civil partnership status.

The main aims of the Public Sector Equality Duty (which the Equality Act also introduced) are:

• to eliminate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation of a person because of protected characteristics;
• to advance equality of opportunity between groups who share protected characteristics and those who do not share them. This includes encouraging participation in public life of those with protected characteristics and taking steps to ensure that disabled people can participate in activities/processes;
• fostering good relations between groups who share protected characteristics and those who do not share them/community cohesion.

This Policy Statement will support Salford Adult Social Care in meeting the aims of the Public Sector Equality Duty when applied in a person-centred, objective, and fair way which includes, where appropriate, ensuring that relevant factors relating to a person’s protected characteristics are included as part of the process of developing and reviewing our policies and procedures. An individual equality and inclusion impact assessment will be undertaken where required. Please contact Adult Social Care (see, Local Contacts) if you require any further information.