Equalities Information

The Disability Confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace.

Disability Confident:

• Challenges attitudes towards disability
• Increases understanding of disability
• Removes barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
• Ensures that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations 

Having originally gained level two status in March 2020, Blaby District Council were successful in gaining re-accreditation at this level in January 2023.

We are required to carry out gender pay reporting. This shows the difference between the average earnings of men and women in our organisation. We can use these results to assess the levels of gender equality in our workplace and the balance of male and female employees at different levels.

It is important to note that gender pay reporting is different from equal pay. Equal pay deals with the pay differences between men and women who carry out the same job, similar job or work of equal value. It is unlawful to pay people unequally because they are a man or a woman. The gender pay gap shows the difference in the average pay between all men and women in a workforce. Our most recent results can be found by downloading the Gender Pay Gap Report below.

The term modern slavery covers a whole range of exploitation. It can take many forms including the trafficking of people, forced labour, servitude and slavery. The signs of modern slavery are often hidden making it difficult to identify potential victims and they can be any age, gender, ethnicity or nationality.

The Council adopted its own modern slavery statement in November 2018. This is reviewed annually, the latest version can be found at the bottom of this page.

Hate incidents could be physical, verbal or written abuse. They take many forms but are essentially about someone being targeted because they are believed to be different, because of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion/belief or sexual orientation. If you have been a victim, or if you have witnessed or become aware of a hate incident, please tell us by visiting the Hate Crime page.

Antisemitism

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA) says “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities”.

The Council is committed to combatting hate crime in all its forms. The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism was adopted by Blaby District Council in November 2020. Our Statement can be found below.

This Assessment provides data for us to use when making decisions and forming policies, to assess the impact on different groups of people and to examine customer needs. An assessment of this type will be carried out on new service policies as they are developed and, over time, on existing ones. Assessments ensure that any possible effects are considered and evaluated and, if necessary, an action plan created to reduce or remove any negative impact.

If you wish to see a particular Equality Impact Needs Assessment, please contact us with your request by using the contact form at the bottom of this page.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. Our Accessibility Statement explains what you should be able to do to make the website easier to use and how we are trying to make documents as fully accessible as possible.

The Council can make documents available, on request, in another language or format (large print, Braille or on audiotape). We can also provide translation services if required, for help with completing forms or attending meetings with Council officers. This website can also be translated. This free service is offered by Google and is not carried out by a professional translator.

We take our general public duties very seriously. These are to:

• Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other conduct that is unlawful under the Act
• 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

We will pay due regard to the nine protected characteristics:

• Age
• Gender
• Gender re-assignment
• Disability
• Ethnicity and Race
• Sexual orientation
• Religion and belief
• Marital status and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity

We are determined to continually develop our equality and diversity agenda, not just to meet our increasing statutory responsibilities in this area, but because it is vital to our aim of delivering excellence and continuous improvement in all our services.

The Equality and Human Right Commission are committed to the vision of a modern Britain where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and we all have an equal chance to succeed. Their aim is to act as a catalyst for change and improvement in equality and human rights.

The Commission has a statutory role to promote and monitor human rights, as well as to protect, enforce and promote equality across the nine "protected" characteristics listed in the Equality and Human Rights Policy tab. It also has a role in making sure people understand the law and uphold it.

The Equality Act 2010 provides a modern, single legal framework with clear, streamlined law to more effectively tackle disadvantage and discrimination. The remit given to the Commission by the government is to enforce and promote equality.