Corporate report

Department for Transport compliance with the Equality Duty update 2012

An update on the progress DfT has made in meeting its commitments under the general Equality Duty.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 22 February 2012

Documents

Complying with the Equality Duty

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Details

The Equality Act 2010 contains a new integrated public sector Equality Duty, which came into force on 5 April 2011. It requires public bodies to have due regard to eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not, with the aim of making society fairer.

The information published here is used by the department to inform our decision making, in compliance with the general Equality Duty. It includes research undertaken by the department and external bodies.

Employment Information

Equality monitoring for the department and respective transport agencies

• Department for Transport equality monitoring
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
• Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
• Government Car and Dispatch Agency (GSDA)
• Highways Agency (HA)
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
• Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA)
• Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)

Evidence sources

Statistics

• Transport statistics Great Britain
• National Travel Survey
• Public attitudes to transport
• Transport accessibility
• Disabled parking badges

Research reports

• Assessing social and distributional Impacts in transport, 6 April 2009
• The travel choices and needs of low income households: the role of the car, 22 January 2009
• Travel behaviour, experiences and aspirations of disabled people, 28 October 2008
• Understanding the travel aspirations, needs and behaviour of young adults, 20 November 2007
• Understanding the travel needs, behaviour and aspirations of people in later life, 20 November 2007
• Evidence base review of social groups’ mobility issues: choices and barriers for different social groups, 26 June 2007
• Improving the life chances of disabled people, January 2005 (PDF, 2725 KB)

Blue Badge scheme

• Changes to the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000, 15 November 2011
• Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance (England) , 27 June 2011, updated 10 November 2011
• Social research on Blue Badge, 10 October 2008
• The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011

Published 22 February 2012