Equality

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is committed to treating residents and other service users in a fair and inclusive way.

In July 2025, the Council agreed a new set of Equality Objectives for 2025-2030, as part of it's Corporate Plan. The Council's Corporate Equality Policy was updated in June 2026.

• 2025-2030 Corporate Plan and Equality Objectives (PDF)
• Corporate Equality Policy (PDF)

Equality Objectives

The Council's Equality Objectives are:

1. Plan and shape services to support equality using data and local insights
2. Support strong, inclusive communities
3. Provide accessible information and services
4. Embrace equality and inclusion as an employer

The Council's Corporate Plan Annual Report 2025/26 included information on progress towards the Council's Equality Objectives.

You can view the reporting on this progress here: Equality Objectives Annual Report 2025/26.

Equality information

Access our latest information about equalities for the borough and the Council itself, and our progress reports:

• Borough characteristics (PDF)
• Workforce statistics (data summary)

Information about the Council’s gender pay gap and approach to pay is available on the open data transparency page.

You can also see equality reports for previous years. These reports were made relative to the Equality Objectives for 2020-2024:

• Previous years Equality Objectives Annual Reports

Useful sources of information provided by other organisations

• Surrey i: brings together data from organisations across the county
• The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID): publishes Local Authority level health profiles
• Office for National Statistics: aims to improve the evidence base for understanding equality and fairness in the UK