Public Sector Equality Duty in Wales

The Commission is the regulator of the PSED and our approach is to work with public authorities to encourage, guide, monitor and regulate activity on the public sector equality duty.

The PSED is being used to influence and scrutinise the way public bodies behave.

Third sector organisations have used the PSED to raise the profile of specific issues and to highlight where budget reductions could have a disproportionate impact.

The PSED is being used to increase transparency and accountability. In particular the publication of EIAs has assisted with holding public authorities to account for their decisions.

In October 2015 Kate Bennett the National Director for Wales wrote to chief executives across the public sector in Wales to reflect on the first four years of the PSED, and improvements that need to be made as we move into the next four years.

The Welsh Government can enhance its leadership role to ensure the PSED delivers stronger outcomes.

Welsh Ministers have a specific duty to publish a report on how devolved public authorities in Wales are meeting their general duty. This must set out an overview of the progress made by public authorities and proposals to co-ordinate action in Wales. These are demanding objectives that go significantly beyond describing inputs and positive examples.

Devolving the PSED to Wales would enable the distinctive approach to equality and human rights to be safeguarded and flourish.

This overview is based on the intelligence gathered from our research and monitoring.

• See our Research
• See our Monitoring

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• Review of PSED in Wales: Full Report
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• Monitoring report for Local Authorities
• Monitoring report for Health Sector
• Monitoring report for Universities
• Monitoring report for Fire and Rescue Services
• PSED research and monitoring: Public Authority examples