Aberdeen City Council has agreed an Equalities Plan to promote and embed equality in our services over the next four years from 2025 to 2029. Equality Outcomes are defined as, ‘the results intended to achieve specific and identifiable improvements in people’s life chances.’
Equalities Outcomes
The new set of Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029 reflect our commitment to creating a fair, diverse and inclusive community in Aberdeen where everyone can thrive. These outcomes will guide our collective efforts to promote and support equality across the council’s services and operations.
Under the Equality Act 2010, the 3 key General Duties within the act require the council to:
- Eliminate discrimination by implementing policies and practices that prevent discrimination and promote fairness.
- Advance equality of opportunity by ensuring equal access to opportunities for all, regardless of background or circumstances.
- Foster good relations through encouraging understanding, respect, and support among persons who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
Protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 are: Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation.
Our Approach
To develop the new outcomes, we undertook extensive engagement and consultation through focus groups, surveys and feedback at events with various community groups, organisations and individuals to understand what is going well and what can be improved.
The new outcomes are listed and will be followed with easy to read versions and action plans that will show how and when we will meet the outcomes.
They key themes of the outcomes are based around:
- Access
- Inclusion
- Participation
- Value
Our next steps will be to further engage with communities to co-develop specific actions to achieve the Equality outcomes. These actions will be specific and focussed on protected characteristics.
You can access the full report and related documents here:
Get Involved
Your participation is key to the success of these outcomes. We invite you to share your thoughts, join our initiatives, and help us build a more inclusive Aberdeen. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.
For more information on our Equality Outcomes and how you can get involved, email equality_and-diversity@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Equality Outcomes 2025 – 2029
Aberdeen City Council as a service provider
- Equality Outcome 1: All people can access information and services, with systemic, social, and physical barriers identified and minimised.
- Equality Outcome 2: All people can participate and help shape decisions that affect them.
- Equality Outcome 3: Aberdeen City Council will develop inclusive infrastructure that meets the need of people who use it.
Aberdeen City Council as an employer
- Equality Outcome 1: Our workforce is as diverse and representative as the city we serve, with a focus on sex, disability, race and sexual orientation.
- Equality Outcome 2: People with protected characters feel their voice and experience is heard, valued and helps shape decisions that affect them.
Aberdeen City Council Education Authority
- Equality Outcome 1: Pupils with disabilities experience better access to services that meet their needs through more frequent and systematic involvement in the design of service delivery across the council.
- Equality Outcome 2: Young people and families will have improved access to the resources needed to support their mental health and wellbeing.
- Equality Outcome 3: Staff, children and young people will have a greater awareness of how they can support equality through delivery of curriculum.
Aberdeen City Council Licensing Board
- Equality Outcome 1: Review and maintain the licensing process to ensure fair access for all, including the continuation and development of hybrid Licensing Board meetings.
- Equality Outcome 2: The community of Aberdeen City are able to engage effectively in the exercise of the Board’s licensing functions.