Equality and Diversity
We have three key roles in promoting equality and diversity:
1. As a community leader
We work with our partners to tackle inequality.
2. As a service provider
Making sure our services are tailored to the needs of the individual.
Making sure staff are aware and responsive to the needs of different sectors of our community.
3. As an employer
We welcome diversity in the workforce and have policies in place to make sure staff can balance their work and home commitments.
Our equality objectives
We have a set of equality objectives that are reviewed at least every four years.
These are:
- To show leadership and commitment in promoting equality and diversity
- To consider the needs of individuals across the whole community when we plan and deliver our services - especially those protected by the Equality Act 2010
- To seek and prevent discrimination and to promote good relations between different sectors of our community
- To promote equality and respect for diversity in the workplace by providing appropriate policies, training and support, including assistance for former members of the armed forces.
Please read our:
Equality data
We are required under the Equality Act to publish equality data relating to the services we provide and our workforce.
Mid Sussex equalities profile
Please take a look at the Mid Sussex equalities profile 2014. It provides information about equality issues in the district.
You may also want to visit our Mid-Sussex statistics and data page for information on:
- Deprivation
- Ward profiles
- Health profiles
- Information from the Office for National Statistics
- Crime data
Mid Sussex District Council workforce statistics
We regularly check our workforce to make sure that it is reflects the community we live in.
Please take a look at our latest report: Mid Sussex District Council Workforce Monitoring Statistics 2021 - 2022
It provides employment information on:
- Sex
- Age
- Disability
- Ethnicity
- Gender pay gap
- Employee relations activity
- Recruitment
- Pay bands
- Mid Sussex District Council Workforce Monitoring Statistics 2020 - 2021
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2019 - 2020
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2018-2019
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2016-2017
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2015-2016
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2014-2015
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2013-2014
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2012-2013
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2011-2012
- Workforce monitoring statistics report 2010-2011
Equality impact assessments
We carry out a range of equality impact assessments for all our services and policies.
Impact assessments are an improvement tool with a number of benefits.
They:
- Make sure our policies and services meet our duty to public sector equality
- Give us evidence to show that our policies and services are working
- Make sure that the services we provide do not overlook or exclude any groups
- Set out ways to get feedback on our services and monitor their impact
- Anti-Social Behaviour Policy
- Proposed disposal of land at Courtmead Road
- Introduction of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on Car Cruising
- Development management and planning
- Employment status and personnel
- Learning and development
- Dignity at work
- Staff monitoring
- Concessionary travel
- Building and Asset Maintenance
- Local land charges and planning reception
- Housing strategy
- Procurement function
- Private sector housing renewal
- Environmental protection
- Food and health and safety standards and enforcement
- Management of the indoor leisure service contract
- Recruitment
- Customer contact centre and reception
- Communications
- Consultation and community engagement
- Waste and recycling and street sweeping services
- Provision and management of public toilets
- Parks and open spaces
- Affordable warmth strategy
- Choice based lettings introduction
- Community services and culture
- Disciplinary grievance policies
- Elections
- Finance
- Job evaluation
- Legal services
- Mid Sussex partnership and community safety
- Property
- Revenues and benefits
- Members services
- Corporate plan and budget 2012-2013
- Housing services
- Building control
- Introduction of the food hygiene rating scheme
- Statement of community involvement
- District plan
- Review of housing allocation scheme
- Development brief old convent St Michaels Road East Grinstead
- Community infrastructure levy
- Tenancy strategy
- Haywards Heath Station site planning application
- Grounds maintenance procurement
- Courtmead Road Cuckfield potential disposal of land
- Review of housing allocation scheme 2014
- Car parking and enforcement
- Revisions to the concessionary fares scheme
- Provision of a new combined reception at Oaklands
- Mid Sussex Wellbeing Service
- Provision of gypsy and traveller permanent sites
- Expansion of the use of fixed penalty notices
- Review of housing allocation scheme for 2015
- Playing pitch strategy
- Pre-submission district plan
- Community infrastructure levy charging scheme 2015
- Review of the housing allocation scheme 2016
- Homelessness strategy for 2016-2021
- Review of the housing allocation scheme 2017
- Local Council Elections, 2nd May 2018 Voter Identification Pilot
- Place and Connectivity Impact Assessment
- Implementation of CCTV measures for East Court and Mount Noddy Recreation Ground
- SmartPay Income Management System Implementation
- Modern Slavery Transparency Statement
- Sustainable Economy Strategy
- Virtual Parking Dispensation
- Digital On Street Parking Permits
- Extension of existing Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) on car cruising in Burgess Hill and introduction of the order in two additional areas
Contact us
Neal Barton
Policy and Performance Manager
Email: Neal.Barton@midsussex.gov.uk
Other contacts:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Equality Advisory Support Service – a helpline service with practical advice about equality and human rights