Gamlingay - Designation of Neighbourhood Area (September 2014)
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Gamlingay - Designation of Neighbourhood Area (September 2014)
Gamlingay Designation of Neighbourhood Area
Representation ID: 164852
Received: 15/10/2014
Respondent: The Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Commission does not have resources to respond to all consultations, but will respond to consultations where it considers they raise issues of strategic importance.
Local and other public authorities have obligations under Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in Equality Act 2010 to consider effect of their policies and decisions on people sharing particular protected characteristics. We provide advice for public authorities on how to apply PSED, which is on-going legal obligation and must be complied with as part of planning process. Thus,PSED is mechanism through which public authorities involved in planning process should consider potential for planning proposals to have an impact on equality for different groups of people.
The Commission does not have the resources to respond to all consultations, but will respond to consultations where it considers they raise issues of strategic importance.
Local and other public authorities have obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010 to consider the effect of their policies and decisions on people sharing particular protected characteristics. We provide advice for public authorities on how to apply the PSED, which is an on-going legal obligation and must be complied with as part of the planning process. Thus, the PSED is the mechanism through which public authorities involved in the planning process should consider the potential for planning proposals to have an impact on equality for different groups of people. To assist, you will find our technical guidance here
