{"id":234,"date":"2015-11-23T14:19:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:18:38","slug":"our-commitment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/our-commitment","title":{"rendered":"Our commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Devon County Council is committed to eliminating discrimination, providing equality of opportunity, and challenging prejudice in order to advance the achievement of equality of outcomes and foster good relations between diverse groups in Devon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Equality brings quality for everyone and the creation of a fairer society where everyone can participate and achieve their potential.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Equality is about valuing a person \u2018as an equal\u2019 and treating people according to their needs and characteristics to achieve an equal or fair outcome \u2013 it\u2019s not necessarily about treating everyone the same.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An equal society values human diversity, recognising that diversity brings a range of skills, knowledge, values, styles, perspectives and ideas that secure Devon\u2019s future as a place where people want to live, work and prosper, and challenges the inequalities that destroy this diversity in our society and organisations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our commitment to driving improvement is underpinned by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/guidance\/equality-legislation\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Equality Act 2010<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Under section 149 of the Act &#8211; the Public Sector Equality Duty, public bodies like the Council need to have &#8216;due regard&#8217; in everything they do to:&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by the Act.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our goal is to ensure that this commitment is embedded in our day to day working practices, in everything we do including when working in partnership.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We will ensure that services are provided in a way that embraces diversity and promotes fairness and access. As an employer, we will enhance and value diversity within our workforce through inclusive practice.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We will provide equality of opportunity in all that we do and assess the impact of our proposals and decisions on diverse communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We will not tolerate discrimination and harassment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation or socio-economic standing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/our-commitment\/equality-policy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Equality Policy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> sets out what we expect of our staff in order to meet this commitment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devon County Council is committed to eliminating discrimination, providing equality of opportunity, and challenging prejudice in order to advance the achievement of equality of outcomes and foster good relations between diverse groups in Devon.\u00a0 Equality brings quality for everyone and the creation of a fairer society where everyone can participate and achieve their potential.&nbsp; Equality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-234","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 12:38:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4211,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234\/revisions\/4211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}