Acting on equalities: are local authorities in England meeting the duties of the Equality Act 2010 and addressing sexual orientation & gender identity? (supplementary information: regional and political party summaries)

This report describes how English local authorities are implementing the Equality Act 2010, specifically the setting of Equality Objectives and publishing details of compliance in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. In this report we: * describe how the implementation of equalities legislation was reviewed, specifying the methods used in this study; * provide an overview of the equalities legislation and criteria used to assess whether local authorities demonstrated compliance with the legislation; * detail the findings of this research; * conclude with key findings and reflections, and recommendations for further research.