Equality planning and strategy

Guidance and services

• The Socio-economic Duty: guidance and resources for public bodies
  Guidance and resources to support public bodies in meeting the requirements of the Socio-economic Duty.
• British Sign Language (BSL): advice for public services
  Guidance to help public services improve support for British Sign Language (BSL) users.
• Find information published in British Sign Language (BSL)
  Press conferences and some policy and service information are available in British Sign Language (BSL).
• An Anti-racist Wales: campaign material
  Promotional materials used for the Race Equality Action Plan: An Anti-racist Wales consultation.
• Grassroots Pride Fund
  The fund will help to support events create a safe and welcoming LGBTQ+ environment.
• Public sector bodies board members diversity survey: privacy notice
  Privacy notice for the public sector bodies board members diversity survey.
• Public sector bodies approaches to collecting diversity information survey: privacy notice
  Privacy notice for the Public sector bodies approaches to collecting diversity information survey.
• Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights: privacy notices
  Privacy notices telling you how your data will be processed and how long we will keep it for.
• Subscribe to the LGBTQ+ Action Plan bulletin
  Keep up to date on the progress of our Action Plan and find out what other wider LGBTQ+ work we are doing in Wales by subscribing to our newsletter.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• LGBTQ+ Action Plan for Wales: progress update
  Policy and strategy
  How we are tracking and progressing according to our plan to make Wales the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in Europe.
• LGBTQ+ Action Plan for Wales
  Policy and strategy
  Our plan to make Wales the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in Europe.
• Anti-racist Wales Action Plan
  Policy and strategy
  What we are going to do to make Wales anti-racist.
• Period Proud Wales Action Plan
  Policy and strategy
  Period Dignity Roundtable
  Our plan to end period poverty and achieve period dignity in Wales.
• Equality plan and objectives
  Collection
  What we are doing to make our society fairer and more inclusive.
• Welsh Government annual equality reports
  Collection
  Annual reports on what the Welsh Government has done to support equality.
• Equality and inclusion programme: 2017 to 2020
  Policy and strategy
  Projects that have received funding from our equality and inclusion programme.
• Advancing gender equality: action plan
  Policy and strategy
  Gender Equality Forum
  What we are doing to advance gender equality in Wales.
• Diversity and inclusion action plan 2017 to 2020: summary of actions
  Policy and strategy
  Contains the main actions points from the Welsh Government's diversity and inclusion action plan
• Equality and inclusion programme 2017 to 2020: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how the equality and inclusion programme supports equality of opportunity.
• Fair Work Commission: engagement
  Policy and strategy
  Fair Work Commission
  A list of some of the individuals and organisations the Commission has spoken to.
• Hate crime framework: progress report 2016 to 2017
  Policy and strategy
  Progress on what we are doing to meet the commitments of the hate crime delivery plan.
• Hate crime framework: delivery plan 2016 to 2017
  Policy and strategy
  How we plan to reduce the number of hate crimes and incidents.
• Human rights act reform: a modern bill of rights
  Report
  The Welsh Government’s response to the UK Government consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act 1998.
• Accommodation for refused asylum seekers feasibility study
  Report
  A commissioned report looking at ways to increase housing for refused asylum seekers in Wales.
• Increasing the representation of women and other under-represented groups on public sector boards
  Policy and strategy
  A summary report on how to increase diversity on public sector boards.
• Socio-economic Duty: children’s rights impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how the Socio-economic Duty affects children’s rights.
• Refugee and asylum seeker plan (nation of sanctuary): progress report 2020
  Report
  Progress on what we are doing to meet the commitments of the nation of sanctuary plan.
• Wales Race Forum
  Policy and strategy
  The Wales Race Forum provides advice on issues affecting the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
• Disability Equality Forum
  Policy and strategy
  The Disability Equality Forum advises on issues affecting disabled people.
• Action on disability: the right to independent living framework and action plan
  Policy and strategy
  What we are doing to support disabled people in Wales.
• Welsh Government employer equality reports
  Report
  Reports on the work carried out by the Welsh Government to improve equality and diversity in its workplace.
• Welsh Government workforce equality, diversity and inclusion strategy: 2021 to 2026
  Policy and strategy
  The new strategy sets out ambitious plans and targets for shaping our organisation for the future.
• Welsh Revenue Authority equality plans and reports
  Collection
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  What we’re doing to meet our responsibilities for equality at the Welsh Revenue Authority.
• Employer gaps and opportunities report: privacy notice
  Report
  How we will handle the personal data you provide in relation to the employer gaps and opportunities report.
• Diversity and inclusion strategy for public appointments: year 1 action plan 2020 to 2021
  Policy and strategy
  What we will do in year 1 to improve diversity and inclusion for public appointments.
• Diversity and inclusion strategy for public appointments
  Policy and strategy
  Our strategy for improving the diversity of public leaders in Wales.
• Faith Communities Forum
  Policy and strategy
  The Faith Communities Forum helps improve relations between all faith community groups.
• COVID-19 and equality
  Collection
  How COVID-19 measures and restrictions have impacted equality and rights.
• Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales research report: Welsh Government response
  Report
  Welsh Government commissioned research to look at equality and human rights in Wales.
• Equality, Race and Disability Evidence Units strategy
  Policy and strategy
  Describes the scope and emerging priorities of the Equality, Race and Disability Evidence Units.
• Action to strengthen human rights in Wales: 2018 to 2022
  Report
  What the Welsh Government has done to support and improve human rights between 2018 to 2022.
• Public Sector Equality Duty
  Report
  Explains the aim of the Public Sector Equality Duty and the organisations covered.
• Diversity data
  FOI release
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  Information on the proportion of highest paid 10% of people on our payroll from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Including the proportion of women.
• Working Group on Banning Conversion Practices
  Policy and strategy
  The Working Group will advise on proposed actions to ban conversion practices in Wales.
• Anti-racist Wales Action Plan: easy read version
  Policy and strategy
  What we are going to do to make Wales anti-racist.
• Anti‑racist Wales Action Plan: young people's version
  Policy and strategy
  What we are going to do to make Wales anti-racist.
• LGBTQ+ Action Plan for Wales: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment of how the LGBTQ+ Action Plan will impact on a number of areas.
• Disability Rights Taskforce
  Policy and strategy
  The Disability Rights Taskforce aims to remove inequalities experienced by disabled people in society, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Running against the wind
  Report
  Report on Black Lives Matter and staff experiences of race, gender and intersectionality in the Welsh Government.
• Period Dignity Roundtable
  Policy and strategy
  The Period Dignity Roundtable gives advice to the Welsh Government on issues that impact period dignity in Wales.
• Strengthening and Advancing Equality and Human Rights Steering Group
  Policy and strategy
  The role of the Strengthening and Advancing Equality Human Rights Steering Group is to advice how we can improve equality and human rights.
• Gender Equality Forum
  Policy and strategy
  The Gender Equality Forum advises on equality issues across Wales.