Policy paper

Defra equality objectives 2012 to 2016

These papers set out how Defra will apply The Equality Act 2010 and meet our legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Equality objectives 2012 to 2016 (April 2012)

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These papers set out how we will apply the Equality Act 2010 and meet our legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Under the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, Defra has a duty to show how it will eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation. We will show how to form good relations between groups of people regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or marriage and civil partnership status.

Defra is committed to review objectives regularly to ensure they are relevant and meet changing business and customer needs.

Published 8 July 2013
Last updated 26 March 2015 + show all updates
  1. Updated version of Defra Equality Objectives 2012-2016, Report under the Public Sector Equality Duty published

  2. Updated information on customer and service delivery objectives 2 and 3.

  3. Updated with new version of Defra's Equality Objectives 2012-2016.

  4. Revised paper, including new customer objectives, issued June 2013.

  5. First published.