DWP equality schemes

As a public authority, the Department for Work and Pensions is required to produce and publish race, disability and gender equality schemes to meet legislative requirements. These schemes set out how we take forward our legal duties.

Equality schemes are written documents describing a complete picture of what an organisation is doing to promote equality for both customers and staff. They include an action plan, which must have been developed taking into account customers’ views for where we most need to act.

The Department for Work and Pensions embraces the need for race, disability and gender equality schemes as a way of identifying how we deliver the policies and services our customers need. We have integrated reviews of our equality schemes and the annual progress reports into our mainstream business planning, so that equality is considered as part of the Department’s day-to-day business.

Equality schemes are reviewed every three years and progress reports are published annually.

• Progress reports 2009 (published 30 June 2009)
• Equality schemes 2008-2011 (published 29 May 2008)
• Progress reports 2007 (published 30 November 2007)
• Equality schemes 2006-2008 (published 1 December 2006)