Disabilty Equality Schemes Research and Implementation by the DED

Disability Equality Schemes research and implementation by the Disability Equality Duty

On 15 March 2007, the ODI published findings of the Compliance audit report: Disability Equality Schemes with the requirement for public bodies to produce a Disability Equality Scheme. The report gives information to support the DRC's initial enforcement strategy.

To gain a better insight into the way the DED works, the ODI commissioned research to assess how well public bodies are implementing the Disability Equality Duty (including Disability Equality Schemes and Action Plans. The research report is now available on our research reports page.

The research explores whether public bodies are correctly interpreting and implementing the legislation. It also looks at what contribution the duty has made to organisational change and improved outcomes for disabled people.

This information is used to help inform the Secretary of State reports that key departments have to produce every three years.

These reports provide a mechanism for a high-level strategic approach to be taken toward disability equality that focuses on policy sectors beyond departmental boundaries.

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