To help meet our statutory requirements, we assess the impact of our activities (projects, policies, strategies, functions and services) on equality. We do this by carrying out an equality analysis.

An equality analysis involves collecting relevant information and making evidence-led judgements on the impact of any activity and deciding the necessary action that is required to lessen any adverse impact. It also helps identify opportunities to positively advance equality.

Council senior managers and elected members use equality analysis reports to help inform the decision they make.

• Bedford Borough Council Equality analysis protocol (PDF)

View equality analysis reports

All documents are PDF files.

Adults' services

2017 - 2018

• Domestic Abuse Strategy 2017-2020
• Supported Housing Strategy 2017-2022

2016 - 2017

• Re-Providing Services for Conduit Road Day Centre

Budget 2016 - 2017

• CAS(B) Re-Providing Services for Conduit Road Day Centre
• CEX(A) Discontinue Bed:Safe Support
• CEX(B) Discontinue Adult Commissioning Service Funding for BeCHaR
• CEX(B) Discontinue Adult Commissioning Service Funding for Guild House
• CEX(B) Review of Third Sector Adult Services Commissioning
• CEX(B) Review of Third Sector Grant Support
• CEX(E) Closure of Payments Office
• ESC(E) Reduce number of Automatic Public Conveniences
• ESC(L) Stop Delivery of Sports Activity Programmes for Adults
• ESC(L) Stop Delivery of Summer Play Schemes

Children's services 

2019 - 2020

• Children’s Services Redesign 

2018 - 2019

• School Improvement Strategy
• Children’s Services Strategy 
• Early Help and Intervention Strategy 2018-2021 
• Early Years Strategy and Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2018-2021
• LAC and Care Leavers Strategy 

2016 - 2017

• School Structural Change 

Customer 

• Corporate Plan 2022-2026
• 2020 Transformation Programme - Digital Operating Model
• Allocations Scheme Equality Analysis

Environment 

2022-2023

• Local Plan 2040

2020 - 2021

• Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030 
• Community Safety Partnership Strategic Plan 2020-2023
• Housing Strategy 2021 - 2026

2018 - 2019

• Older Persons Accomodation Strategy 2018-2023  
• Tenancy Strategy (2019-2024) 

2017 - 2018

• Bedford Borough Local Plan 2035
• Mental Health Accommodation Strategy 
• Mobile Library Consultation 
• The Higgins - Heritage Lottery Fund Grant 

Budget 2016 - 2017

• Reduce number of Automatic Public Conveniences 
• Stop delivery of Sports Activities for Adults 
• Stop delivery of Summer Play Schemes 

Law and governance

2018 - 2019

• Children's Welcome and Retention Scheme 
• NJC Salary Scale Implementation 

2017 - 2018

• Community Governance Review of Cardington and Eastcotts Parishes 
• Community Governance Review of Gt Denham Parish 
• Performance Improvement Policy 

2016 - 2017

• Discontinue Bed:Safe Support 

Public health, health improvement and promotion 

2018 - 2019

• Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2018-2023 

2017 - 2018 

• Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2018 
• Social Prescribing Service 

2016 - 2017 

• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment 
• Integrated Sexual Health Services 
• NHS Health Checks