Regulation 3 Publication of equality outcomes by listed authorities

(1)

Each listed authority must prepare and publish equality outcomes, which must be informed by how those outcomes will assist the authority to fulfil the section 149(1) duty.

(2)

In order to fulfil the requirements of paragraph (1) a listed authority must—

(a)

take reasonable steps to involve persons with relevant protected characteristics and any person which appears to the listed authority to represent the interests of those persons; and

(b)

consider relevant evidence relating to persons with relevant protected characteristics and take reasonable steps to involve those persons and any person which appears to the listed authority to represent the interests of those persons in the process of gathering the evidence.

(3)

A listed authority must publish its equality outcomes not later than 6th April 2012.

(4)

Within each period of four years, beginning with the date of publication of its equality outcomes the listed authority must—

(a)

review progress towards achieving those outcomes;

(b)

publish equality outcomes that comply with the criteria in paragraph (1).

(5)

Each listed authority must publish a report on progress in respect of its equality outcomes—

(a)

not later than 6th April 2014; and

(b)

subsequently at intervals of not more than two years beginning with the date of publication of the last report.