Equalities: Specific Duties
The Scottish Government published The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 which came into effect on 27th May 2012. The Specific Duties assist public bodies such as Aberdeenshire Council to meet the General Duty.
Report on mainstreaming the equality duty
We are building an equalities perspective into every part of our work here at the council; in other words, we are mainstreaming equalities. We are taking equalities into account in the way we go about our business when acting as:
- An employer
- A policymaker
- A decision maker
- A buyer of goods and services
- An education authority
- Licensing Boards
Mainstreaming equalities has a number of benefits including:
- Equalities becomes part of the structures, behaviours and culture of Aberdeenshire, to the benefit of employees and service users
- We can demonstrate how, in carrying out our business, we are promoting equalities
- Mainstreaming equalities contributes to continuous improvement, better performance and better value
Publish equality outcomes and report progress
Aberdeenshire's equality outcomes
The council has used extensive research and community engagement to identify equality outcomes. Find out about equalities.
Our equality outcomes have been developed to enable us to:
- Eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation
- Advance equality of opportunity
- Foster good relations
Assess and review policies and practices
We are committed to integrating equalities into our services, using tools such as the Equality Impact Assessment (EIA), to ensure that equalities feature in business planning, decision-making, and through all other policy development and review mechanisms.
Gather and use employee information
Find out about equalities where you can view our mainstreaming report to learn about the council's workforce profile and details about gathering and using employee information.
Publish statements on equal pay and gender pay gap information
View the council's equal pay statement to find out more about equal pay, occupational segregation as well as the council and the Aberdeenshire Education Authority’s gender pay gap.
In terms of The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012, Regulation 7 (4) there is no requirement for Aberdeenshire Licensing Boards to publish information on the gender pay gap or information on equal pay.