Equalities and the gender pay gap

Our duties under the Equality Act

The Equality Act 2010 introduced a number of duties on the public sector. Within this there are specific duties covering the following protected characteristics:

• Age
• Disability
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
• Gender reassignment
• Pregnancy and maternity

There is also a general duty requiring all public bodies to take account of the need to:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct the act prohibits

• Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not

• Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not

Our staff and the community

We publish information about our staff and the community in our workforce profile. 

Equality objectives

Our equality objectives are:

1. To promote the use of equality impact assessments as part of the council’s decision making, policy making, procurement, and service design to ensure inclusivity, accessibility, equal opportunities, and good relations
2. To tackle the effects of poverty and deprivation, and to have a positive impact on people’s daily lives through delivery of Supporting Communities Strategy projects.

These were approved by Cabinet on 15 October 2024 and will be reviewed by October 2028.

Gender pay gap

Under The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017, we are required to publish statutory gender pay gap calculations every year.

Please visit the gender pay gap reports for Rushmoor Borough Council on the GOV.UK website for our figures.

Equality impact assessments

We publish our equality impact assessments to show how we have considered the local community where changes are anticipated that may have a potential impact on service users.

• Full Equality Impact Assessment - Customer Services
• Initial Equality Impact Assessment - Customer Services Unit

Apprenticeships

Public sector employers, with 250 or more staff, collect and report data on their apprenticeships.  

Below is the summary of the information we sent to the Department of Education for 2024/25.