## Equality Information 2016 Summary

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is committed to furthering the aims of the Equality Act 2010. The public sector duty of the Equality Act 2010 consists of a general equality duty, which is set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. In summary, those subject to the equality duty must, in the exercise of their functions, have due regard to the need to: 

1. 
Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other 
conduct prohibited by the Act; 
2. 
Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; and 
3. 
Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic. 
ORR is also subject to specific duties which are imposed by secondary legislation in the form of the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011. Those specific duties include the need to publish sufficient information to demonstrate its compliance with the general equality duty across its functions. The information provided must include: 

4. 
Information on the effect that its policies and practices have had on people who share a relevant protected characteristic, to demonstrate the extent to which it furthers the aims of the general equality duty for its employees and for persons affected by its policies and practices; 
5. 
A statement of one or more objectives it thinks it should achieve in order to comply with the public sector equality duty. 

## Analysis Of Equality Data

1. 
ORR has around 300 staff. Our equality data has been taken from ORR's HR database (as at 31 December 2015). 
2. 
ORR has analysed the distribution of its workforce, as far as it is able to, in terms of the protected characteristics (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion 
or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership). This has been broken down by grade. This data shows that the majority of staff are male (63%), 
most staff are white (68%) and 5% of staff have a reported disability. This data is 
largely similar to the data in January 2015. The data can be found in Annex 1. 
3. 
ORR has analysed the numbers of part-time and full-time staff at each level of the 
organisation. The majority of part-time staff are women at each grade. This data 
can be found in Annex 2. 
4. 
An analysis of full time equivalent (FTE) pay for male and female staff has been 
undertaken to assess whether there is a gender pay gap. This has been broken down by grade.  ORR endeavours to ensure that our pay system is fair and 
equitable.  The data can be found in Annex 3. 
5. 
In Annex 4 the tables show the protected characteristics for applicants (or those 
who started the application process) for ORR roles, advertised externally between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015. By next year we hope to improve the 
completion rate of this data, with our recruitment partner. 
6. 
Information about the effectiveness of our people policies has come from our people survey; with statistically significant improvement this year for inclusion and 
fair treatment responses. See the tables in Annex 5.  
7. 
ORR does not currently have any reported transsexual staff in employment. As part of our Equality and diversity policy, we aim to recruit as diverse a workforce as possible, and would welcome applications from anybody. 
8. 
There are a number of areas that we are unable to report on because the numbers are too few (10 people or less). These areas are pregnancy and maternity, dismissals and grievances. 
9. 
We encourage staff to provide accurate information on protected characteristics by 
completing their personal details on our HR system. This, alongside the work HR 
is doing over the next five years, seeks to address areas where we want to improve our inclusiveness and diversity (for example, tackling unconscious bias in recruitment, addressing pay anomalies using our Career Families competencies 
framework, and eliminating bullying and harassment).    
10. We are committed to publishing our equality information on an annual basis. 
% distribution of ORR's workforce by protected characteristic and grade (as at 31 
December 2015) 

Protected characteristic
SCS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Overall
Gender Male
80%
66%
82%
68%
64%
46%
30%
42%
63%
Female
20%
34%
18%
32%
36%
54%
70%
58%
37%
Race/ethnicity White
90%
83%
87%
67%
69%
51%
40%
53%
68%
Mixed
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
5%
1%
Asian or Asian British
0%
0%
3%
6%
13%
22%
10%
11%
8%
Black or Black British
0%
3%
0%
6%
9%
5%
25%
16%
7%
Other ethnic group
5%
0%
0%
2%
2%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Undeclared
5%
14%
11%
19%
7%
20%
25%
16%
15%
Disability Reported disability
0%
3%
3%
9%
4%
5%
0%
5%
5%
No reported disability
95%
93%
92%
89%
93%
85%
95%
89%
91%
Undeclared
5%
3%
5%
2%
2%
10%
5%
5%
4%
Age 20-29
0%
0%
0%
6%
9%
37%
25%
26%
11%
30-39
10%
38%
24%
27%
44%
22%
10%
26%
27%
40-49
35%
21%
21%
18%
29%
22%
45%
5%
23%
50-59
45%
41%
42%
41%
18%
15%
20%
37%
33%
60+
10%
0%
13%
8%
0%
5%
0%
5%
6%
Religion or belief No religion
0%
3%
21%
9%
22%
7%
20%
11%
12%
Christian
15%
17%
34%
27%
2%
22%
10%
11%
20%
Hindu
0%
0%
3%
1%
0%
0%
0%
5%
1%
Jewish
5%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Muslim
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
0%
1%
Sikh
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
2%
0%
0%
1%
Other
0%
0%
0%
2%
0%
2%
0%
0%
1%
Undeclared
80%
76%
42%
59%
76%
61%
70%
74%
64%
Sexual orientation Heterosexual
25%
21%
13%
14%
13%
27%
25%
16%
18%
Gay or lesbian
0%
3%
3%
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
2%
Other
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
Undeclared
75%
76%
84%
85%
82%
73%
75%
79%
80%
Marriage and civil partnership Married
80%
86%
61%
58%
40%
34%
30%
32%
53%
Single
10%
3%
26%
26%
38%
54%
40%
47%
31%
Divorced
5%
0%
0%
3%
2%
0%
5%
0%
2%
Widowed
0%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
0%
1%
Civil Partnership
0%
0%
0%
1%
4%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Partner
0%
3%
3%
3%
2%
0%
5%
5%
3%
Undeclared
5%
3%
11%
7%
13%
12%
10%
16%
9%
Separated
0%
0%
0%
1%
0%
0%
5%
0%
1%

 
Senior Civil Servant - this represents the most senior level of the organisation and grade G is at the least senior level of the organisation. 

 

## Annex 2

% distribution of ORR's workforce by gender, working pattern and grade (as at 31 
December 2015) 

Employment type
SCS
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Overall
Male Full-time
94%
100%
87%
83%
97%
95%
100%
100%
91%
Alternative working pattern
0%
0%
10%
3%
0%
5%
0%
0%
3%
Part-time
6%
0%
3%
13%
3%
0%
0%
0%
6%
Female Full-time
25%
60%
71%
79%
75%
77%
64%
100%
74%
Alternative working pattern
0%
0%
14%
0%
6%
9%
0%
0%
4%
Part-time
75%
40%
14%
21%
19%
14%
36%
0%
22%
 

Senior Civil Servant - this represents the most senior level of the organisation and grade G is at the least senior level of the organisation. 

% difference of female FTE pay compared to male FTE pay, by grade (as at 31 
December 2015) 

Mean Grade
Male
Female
% difference of females compared
SCS
109,587
£ 
109,536
£ 
0.0%
A
71,696
£    
69,338
£    
-3.3%
B
63,557
£    
62,648
£    
-1.4%
C
57,065
£    
53,693
£    
-5.9%
D
42,904
£    
42,840
£    
-0.1%
E
32,918
£    
32,652
£    
-0.8%
F
28,376
£    
29,885
£    
5.3%
G
23,381
£    
23,105
£    
0.0%

## Annex 4

These tables show the protected characteristics for applicants (or those who started the application process) for ORR roles, advertised externally between 1 January 2015 
and 31 December 2015. 

 
Disability 
Total 
Gender
Total
Female
472
No 
1116 
Male
705
Yes 
49 
Prefer not to say
18
Prefer not to say 
30 
Not completed
655
Not completed 
655 
 
 
Ethnicity
Total
Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background
22
Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi
54
Asian/Asian British - Chinese
17
Asian/Asian British - Indian
106
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani
52
Black African/ Caribbean/ Black British - African
145
Black African/ Caribbean/ Black British - Any other Black/African/Caribbean background
18
Black African/ Caribbean/ Black British - Caribbean
39
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - Any other mixed background
9
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian
8
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African
6
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean
7
Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group
16
Other ethnic group - Arab
5
White - English
472
White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller
2
White - Irish
15
White - Northern Irish
5
White - Other White background
88
White - Scottish
25
White - Welsh
21
Prefer not to say
63
Not completed
655


Age
Total
16-24
177
25-29
220
30-34
192
35-39
131
Religion
Total
Any other religion
12
Buddhist
13
Christian
517
Hindu
66
Jewish
6
Muslim
128
Sikh
26
No religion
329
Prefer not to say
98
Not completed
655
40-44
123
45-49
133
50-54
98
55-59
45
60-64
20
65+
2
Prefer not to say
51
Not completed
658
 
  
 
Sexual Orientation 
Total 
Bisexual 
19 
Gay man 
33 
Gay woman/lesbian 
7 
Heterosexual/straight 
1036 
Other 
1 
Prefer not to say 
99 
Not completed 
655 

## Annex 5

Inclusion and fair treatment
% Positive score
% Neutral score
% Negative score
I am treated fairly at work
86
9
5
I am treated with respect by the people I work with I think that ORR respects individual differences (e.g. cultures, working styles, backgrounds, ideas etc.) 
Discrimination, harassment and bullying
Yes (%)
No (%)
Prefer not to say (%)
During the past 12 months, have you personally experienced discrimination at work During the past 12 months, have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work?
92
7
1
79
16
5
|   7 |   87 |   6 |
|-----|------|-----|
|   6 |   89 |   5 |