Purpose

Under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, 'the Public Sector
Equality Duty' (or “general duty”) came into force,
requiring us to:
• Publish information to show compliance with the equality
duty every year. For example, information in relation to the
protected characteristics of employees, and persons who share a
relevant protected characteristic who are affected by our policies
and practices.
• Publish specific and measurable equality objectives at no
more than four years from the date of first publication.

This paper presents the Wigan Council Public Sector Duty Annual
Report 2022, which shows our compliance with the equality duty and
sets out our specific and measurable aims and objectives for
2023.

The Cabinet is asked to note and approve the annual report 2022 and
the aims and objectives for 2023, for publication.