The Public Sector Equality Duty Guidance for Wales is now available from the EHRC website. As well as the legal requirements, the guidance includes eight guides on the specific duties in Wales which were set out in the Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties)(Wales) Regulations 2011 which became law on 06 April 2011. The EHRC has also revised some of its Jan 2011 guidance to reflect the The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 which passed into law for England in Sep 2011. Further revised guides are due. The position in Scotland remains that the consultation on the revised draft Regulations for the public sector equality duty specific duties closed on the 25 November and some interim guidance on the general public sector equality duty is available pending passing into law of the revised regulations. Most Colleges and Universities are considered public authorities and will be interested in this updated guidance which aims to aid their compliance with equality legislation.
The guidance for public authorities in Wales published on 03 Jan 2012 and for England published in Dec 2011 is available from the EHRC website
The EHRC website also has information, including the interim guidance, on the current status of Scotland’s legislation