Public sector equality duty (PSED)
The public sector equality duty (PSED), which came into force on 6 April 2011, places additional specific duties on public authorities including NHS trusts.
Two such duties are a requirement on public authorities to:
- publish sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the general equality duty by 31 January 2012 and thereafter annually
- prepare and publish one or more equality objectives by 6 April 2012 and no more than four years thereafter
The published information is to include:
- information on the effect that policies and practices have had on employees, service users and others from the protected groups
- evidence of the analysis undertaken to establish whether their policies and practices will (or have) furthered the three equality aims in the general equality duty
- details of information used in that analysis
- details of engagement with people with an interest in the aims of the duty
Our PSED publications:
- Equality act 2010: public sector equality duty (PSED) annual review 2023
- Equality act 2010: public sector equality duty (PSED) annual review 2022
Workforce monitoring reports and analysis
- Equality and diversity monitoring information from April to September 2022
Page last reviewed: February 08, 2024
Next review due: February 08, 2025