The Government Equalities Office has announced that the Public Sector Equality Duty will be in force from 6 April 2011.
The Equalities Office page has links to the following documents:
- Draft regulations on the specific duties;
- Draft order amending Schedule 19, listing the public bodies to which the duty applies;
- A ‘Quick Start’ guide for Public Sector Organisations;
- Equalities and Human Rights Commission Guidance.
More on this when we’ve had a chance to digest it.