Socio-Economic Duty in Wales

The Socio-Economic Duty in Wales

On 31st March 2021 the Socio-Economic Duty came into force in Wales, aiming to deliver better outcomes for those who experience socio-economic disadvantage in areas such as health, life expectancy and educational attainment

The resources and links below contain information and guidance around the implementation of the Socio-Economic Duty in Wales from Public Health Wales and the Welsh Government.

The Socio-Economic Duty - Maximising Opportunities for Health and Wellbeing Webinar

This webinar explored the implementation of the Duty in practice, provided additional guidance on systems leadership, using data effectively, engaging meaningfully and knowing how organisations have made a difference. The webinar explained how inequalities of outcome are linked to socio-economic disadvantage, with a strong focus on health.

Visit Public Health Wales to view the learning outcomes and learn about the speakers for this event.

Maximising opportunities for health and wellbeing for people and communities experiencing socio-economic disadvantage: A guide to using the Socio-economic Duty in policy and practice in Wales

The aim of this Guide is to help public bodies in Wales apply the Socio-economic Duty so that it can act as a powerful lever to improve the health outcomes for people and communities who experience socio-economic disadvantage. 

Public Health Network Cymru E-Bulletin July 2023: Implementing the Socio-Economic Duty in Wales

Articles include:

• The Socio-economic Duty – maximizing opportunities for health and wellbeing for people and communities experiencing socio-economic disadvantage in Wales - Public Health Network Cymru
• How to maximise opportunities to improve health and wellbeing in disadvantaged communities: a practical toolkit for public bodies to implement the Socio-economic Duty - Public Health Wales
• Evaluating the socio-economic duty in Scotland and Wales - Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Know Your Rights - Your guide to the socio-economic duty - Disability Wales
• Implementing the Socio-economic Duty: learning from experience - Wales Centre for Public Policy

Socio-economic Duty: an overview - Welsh Government

Explains the aim of the Socio-economic Duty, who it will apply to and how it will work.

The Socio-economic Duty: guidance and resources for public bodies - Welsh Government

Guidance and resources to support public bodies in meeting the requirements of the Socio-economic Duty.

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