Eliminating discrimination - council policies

Our equalities policy

The council's Equalities Policy – Equal Opportunities and Anti-harassment (pdf, 260 KB) (opens new window) sets out how the council will eliminate direct and indirect discrimination.

Equalities priorities

The Bristol City Council's Equality Plan 2012-15 (pdf, 63 KB) (opens new window) sets out the council's equality objectives and how we meet our public sector equality duty to promote equal opportunities, eliminate discrimination and foster good relations between different communities.

Environmental Access Standard

The Environmental Access Standards (pdf, 1.9 MB) (opens new window) has been authorised to take into account local expectations of good accessible design and national changes in technical, legal and governmental guidance to promote Best Practice in environmental design.

Equalities monitoring

Monitoring people by equalities group is an essential tool we use to identify inequalities both in service delivery and in employment. It enables us to take action to reduce and eliminate differences in uptake/representation/outcomes experienced by different groups of service users and employees and to improve our services for the benefit of Bristol’s communities.

Why does the council ask me personal questions (pdf, 20 KB) (opens new window)

Full equalities monitoring form (msword, 276 KB) (opens new window)

Summary equalities monitoring form (msword, 110 KB) (opens new window)

Equalities Monitoring Guidance summary (pdf, 20 KB) (opens new window)

Equalities Monitoring forms in

Sub-contractors and grant aided organisations

The council requires its sub-contractors and grant aided organisations to have equalities policies in place to ensure services carried out on the council’s behalf address the needs of our diverse communities.

Guidelines for an Equal Opportunities Policy for a small organisation (pdf, 10 KB) (opens new window)