The progress we have made against our Equality Scheme during 2010 is outlined in the reports below.  The annexes contain a short summary of the main points related to disability, race and gender equality, or you can read the full report which contains examples drawn from our work all around the world.

Equality Scheme for 2011-2014

We are developing a new Equality Scheme that will run from 2011-2014. We are extending our Scheme to cover the 7 areas of diversity that we focus on in the British Council. Our proposals are attached, including a draft action plan - we will be consulting on these over the coming months.

Developing our Equality Scheme 2011 - 2014 also available in Word.

Integrated Equality Scheme 2006-2009

As a UK public body we are legally required to promote equality in these areas, but because we are an international organisation our Integrated Equality Scheme applies worldwide, not just in the UK.

The easiest way to understand the Integrated Equality Scheme is to read the Executive Summary, along with the equality objectives outlined for disability, gender and race.  We will report each year on the progress we have made against our Integrated Equality Scheme.

• Integrated Equality Scheme - Full document, also available in Word
• Integrated Equality Scheme - Executive Summary, also available in PDF
• Disability (also in PDF), Gender (also in PDF), and Race (also in PDF) objectives - how we propose to deliver equality in these three areas