Equal Opportunities Policy
Aims
The Scotton Parish Council is committed to helping the community provide equality of opportunity for all the parishioners of Scotton and take positive action to eliminate discrimination in all areas of our work.
As a whole, the Parish Council works in accordance with all relevant legislation including:
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Race Relations Act 1976
- Sex Discrimination Act 1986
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Age Discrimination Act 2006
We believe that information in respect of the Parish Council’s activities should be open to all parishioners and invite them to every scheduled meeting in order for them to make contributions. We aim to ensure that all persons who wish to work or volunteer to help within the parish have an equal chance to do so.
Objective
We seek to undertake the duties of the Parish Council and in doing so reflect the diverse community at large, because we value the individual contribution of people, irrespective of sex, age, marital status, disability, sexuality, race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin.
We will treat our employees with dignity and respect and will provide a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, disability, sexuality, race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin.
We will not tolerate acts which breach this policy and all instances of such behaviour, or alleged behaviour, will be taken seriously, be fully investigated and may be subject to our disciplinary procedures with full regard for The Code of Conduct to which we are fully committed.
Reporting
- Any situation arising from the above which cannot be resolved by the Parish Council to be reported immediately to West Lindsey District Council Monitoring Officer
- To maximise the use of IT for communication to the Parish
This policy will be reviewed at the Annual Parish Council meeting in May
Signed ……………………………………………… Chairman
Date ……………………………….