Our Public Sector Equality Duty

Alongside our professional standards, as a public authority, we have wider legal obligations which ensure equality is at the heart of what we do. The public sector equality duty (PSED) was created by the Equality Act 2010 and requires us to have due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010
• Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not
• Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not

When a concern is raised with us, and there's evidence that a professional on the register has engaged in harassing, discriminatory or victimising behaviours, we'll always thoroughly investigate, taking into account our professional standards and the aims of the public sector equality duty. For further information see our guidance on discrimination, bullying, harassment and victimisation.