Legislative background
The Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010
requires public bodies to publish equality information on an annual
basis. The General Equality Duty places an
obligation upon the University to, in the exercise of our
functions, have due regard to the need to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation
and other conduct prohibited by the Act;
- Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a
protected characteristic and those who do not;
- Foster good relations between people who share a protected
characteristic and those who do not.
Due regard for advancing equality involves:
- Removing or minimising disadvantages suffered by people due to
their protected characteristics;
- Taking steps to meet the needs of people from protected groups
where these are different from the needs of other people;
- Encouraging people from protected groups to participate in
public life or in other activities where their participation is
disproportionately low.
The information contained in these pages is designed to
demonstrate compliance with the General Equality Duty. It
includes statistical data relating to the diversity profile of
students and staff at key stages in the student/employment life
cycle and in relation to significant processes, relevant staff and
student policies, and survey reports.