SWestrans is also required to publish a set of equality outcomes which will enable the organisation to better perform the general equality duty. Progress reports on these Equality Outcomes should be published every two years as part of the Equalities Mainstreaming Report.
2023 to 2025
2021 to 2023
Equality outcome report
To make sure that equality issues are fully addressed, this outcome report sets out the range of equalities issues facing SWestrans and its operations, the outcomes that we have set and the actions to be taken to meet these outcomes.
2025 to 2029
2021 to 2025
Impact assessment toolkit
An impact assessment is a tool that helps us to check whether our policies and practices are fair and inclusive.
They aim to improve services for all of the people in Dumfries and Galloway. We assess whether the decisions we make are likely to impact on different groups of people across the region.
Areas we assess include:
- age
- disability
- sex
- gender reassignment
- marriage and civil partnership
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation
- human rights
- children's rights
- care experienced young people
- British Sign Language users
- armed forces and veterans
- health and wellbeing and health inequalities
- poverty
- economic and social sustainability
- consumer duty
- environmental sustainability, climate change and energy management
The results of our assessments should highlight any barriers or discrimination that might affect people using our services. This makes sure that we meet our statutory duties under the Equality Act including the Fairer Scotland Duty.
SWestrans uses Dumfries and Galloway Council's impact assessment reporting tools and we publish all of our impact assessments on the council's website.
Impact assessments are available on the council website for 12 months after publication.