Single Equality Framework

The Framework is comprised of five objectives, information on how performance against them will be measured, and an explanation of why these objectives have been chosen. 
Although these objectives do not represent all the work the Council does to promote equality through its services, they do give an indication of the Council’s priorities. They also provide a metric for the Council to measure its own success against.  

Equality objectives

In total there are five equality objectives, which set out the aims and aspirations of the Council over the lifetime of this Framework. The expectation is that the objectives are reflected in the way in which the Council conducts its business, makes decisions and provides services. 

The five equality objectives are:

• improving representation in our workforce 
• making our borough more accessible 
• increasing the quality of life of residents by tackling preventable illnesses and diseases
• improving how we consider the impact of intersectionality in our decision making
• engage and co-produce more effectively with our residents

Data digest

An initial data digest was published in March 2020, and updated in the latest framework in 2024. An observatory was also established in 2020 to provide further information on the borough’s demographics and is now the primary resource for equality related data about the borough.