Introduction

This annual report, published in accordance to The Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011, provides an overview of our work in developing the Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024, meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty. This annual report also sets out progress against the six equality objectives and associated actions set out in the Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024 for the period 1 April to 31 March 2021.

We began revising the Strategic Equality Plan during 2019-2020 anticipating its publication in April 2020 - however, circumstances overtook us and the Strategic Equality Plan was finally published in October 2020 with actions to meet the objectives published in February 2021.

Progress against our equality objectives and associated actions is reported either on a full year basis or for the period 1 January – 31 March 2021, indicated accordingly.