Strategic equality plan
In line with the Equality Act 2010 and public sector equality duty for Wales, all public authorities must produce a strategic equality plan containing set equality objectives.
The City and County of Swansea's strategic equality plan (initially for the period 2012-2016) was formally adopted by the council on 15 March 2012 and sets out how we will build on our previous equality and diversity scheme and our arrangements for meeting the new legislative duties.
Our equality objectives (included within the plan) are based on information from local, regional and national sources and highlight areas of inequality in service provision, service take up or attainment for or by specific groups with protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act.
These characteristics are:
- age
- disability
- gender re-assignment
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief (including non-belief)
- sex
- sexual orientation
Each equality objective contains actions to achieve specific, measurable outcomes to reduce inequalities. across all of the protected characteristics.
Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024 (Word doc) [340KB]
Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024 - easy-read version (Word doc) [11MB]
Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024 - screen reader version (Word doc) [182KB]
Strategic Equality Objectives Engagement Report 2020 (Word doc) [6MB]
Equalities Statistics Review - January 2020 (PDF) [895KB]
As part of the public sector equality duty, we are required to publish annual equality and diversity review reports. These reports demonstrate our progress against the equality objectives and include details of additional work we have undertaken throughout the year.
2020/21
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2020-21 (full version) (PDF) [443KB]
2019/20
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2019-20 (full version) (PDF) [656KB]
Appendix B Equality and Diversity Review Updates 2019-20 (PDF) [565KB]
Appendix C Equalities Data report to Year end 31 March 2020 (PDF) [582KB]
2018/19
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2018-19 (full version) (PDF) [1MB]
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2018-19 (easy read version) (PDF) [2MB]
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2018-19 (summary) (PDF) [354KB]
2017/18
Equality and diversity review report 2017-18 (full final version) (PDF) [1MB]
Equality and diversity review report 2017-18 (easy read version) (PDF) [2MB]
Equality and diversity review report 2017-18 (summary) (PDF) [348KB]
2016/17
Equality and diversity review report 2016-17 (PDF) [591KB]
Equality and diversity review report 2016-17 (easy-read version) (PDF) [1MB]
Equality and diversity review report 2016-17 (summary) (PDF) [38KB]
2015/16
Equality and diversity review report 2015-16 (PDF) [396KB]
Equality and diversity review report 2015-16 (easy-read version) (PDF) [1MB]
Equality and diversity review report 2015-16 (summary) (PDF) [38KB]
2014/15
Equality and Diversity Review Report 2014-2015 (PDF) [173KB]
Review report 2014-15 (easy read version) (PDF) [1MB]
Review report 2014-2015 (summary version) (PDF) [54KB]
2013/14
Equality and diversity review report 2013-2014 (PDF) [755KB]
Review report 2013-14 (easy read version) (PDF) [1MB]
2012/13
Equality and diversity review 2012-2013 (PDF) [306KB]
Equality and diversity review 2012-2013 (summary) (PDF) [32KB]
Equality and diversity review 2012-2013 (easy read version) (PDF) [587KB]
2011/12
Equality and diversity review 2011-2012 (PDF) [257KB]
Equality and diversity review report 2011-2012 (summary version) (PDF) [161KB]
Equality and diversity review report 2011-2012 (easy read version) (PDF) [1MB]
Employer equality data
Swansea Council employer equality report data (2017-18) (Excel doc) [33KB]
This report includes the workforce representation and a breakdown of men and women in the workplace.
Issues regarding Welsh language usage are dealt with under the council's Welsh language scheme.