{"id":4,"date":"2015-11-10T12:27:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T12:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:52:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-689082e72947d\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freedom from discrimination and equality of opportunity are basic rights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to our equality, diversity and inclusion website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In these pages we outline the commitments that Devon County Council has made to eliminating discrimination, challenging prejudice and advancing equality, and the progress that we&#8217;re making towards these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also provide a wide range of guidance for staff, partners and community groups on what is meant by equality, diversity and inclusivity, what the protected characteristics are, and what the law entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information on these pages is managed by the equality, diversity and inclusion team.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-689082e7294ac\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-689082e72a25a\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Quick links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left content-margin text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/our-commitment\/objectives-and-action-plan\/\">Equality objectives<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>See what we are doing to meet our equality duties and improve outcomes for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock-897806468-1-scaled-1-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"People in boardroom\" 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class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_000006955610Medium-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"Working on laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_000006955610Medium-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_000006955610Medium-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_000006955610Medium-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/our-commitment\/vision-of-equality-and-fairness\/\">Vision of equality and fairness<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon&#8217;s Joint Declaration for Equality sets out a vision of equality and fairness adopted by the Council.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_children-pair-scaled-1-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"children smiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_children-pair-scaled-1-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_children-pair-scaled-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2023\/03\/iStock_children-pair-scaled-1-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/guidance\/diversity\">Our diversity guide<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Guidance on the eight protected characteristics and how to be an inclusive employer and service provider.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/disability1-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"A person sitting in a wheelchair, with their left hand on the left wheel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/disability1-420x315.jpg 420w, 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either side of a corkboard covered in sticky notes. 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