Our equality objectives

The Public Sector Equality Duty (to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations) applies to both our service users and the people we employ (police officers and staff).

On the 10th September 2011, the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 came into force. In order to comply with the Specific Duties, Police Forces in England and Wales are required to produce ‘one or more equality objectives’ that they think they should achieve to:

• Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010;
• Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it;
• Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

Equality objectives 2024 to 2028

Following consultation and engagement with members of our public, and our staff and officers, the following objectives have been agreed as the priorities for the Force over the next 4 years:

1. Increase workforce and volunteer group diversity to be fully representative of the communities that we serve. Focusing on recruitment, retention and progression.

2. Address and eliminate racial disparities within DPP and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) by implementing policies and practices that promote racial equality.

3. Strengthen our relationships with our communities through proactive community policing and engagement activities.

4. Promote a culture that is inclusive and supportive including those with protected characteristics and which stands up to racist, misogynistic or homophobic behaviour.

A full explanation of how we identified those equality objectives, together with the actions we plan to undertake can be found in our Strategic Equality Plan 2020-2024.

The purpose of this plan is to set out Dyfed-Powys Police (DPP) and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) priorities over the next four years in terms of meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty.

This plan will set out our joint priorities for meeting our Public Sector Equality Duty over the next four years. The objectives contained within this plan will drive progress against our general compliance with the Equality Act 2010, ensuring that we are providing a fair and equal service to our communities, as well as helping us become employers of choice for our collective workforces.