Gosport Borough Council is committed to equal opportunities for all.
Equality is about creating a fairer society where everyone can participate and fulfil their potential.
Diversity is about recognising and valuing differences between people.
Cohesion is about enabling different groups of people to get on well together.
The Council aims to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment on the basis of race, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief.
As a Council we will...
- Treat employees and customers fairly and ensure everybody has full access to our services
- Eradicate unlawful harassment and discrimination
- Listen to our customers to improve the way we carry out Council business
- Promote community cohesion.
Equality Policies and Schemes:
The Council has a Corporate Equalities Policy which outlines its approach to ensure employees and customers are treated fairly. It also has equality schemes for race, gender and disability (below). The schemes have been created in consultation with local people and organisations and include action plans which identify further steps the Council will take to ensure full access to its services and fair treatment for all.
The Council’s policies and practices demonstrate its commitment and
obligations under the Human Rights Act 2000.
Diversity Resources
This section provides additional sources of information for understanding the needs of people based on individual characteristics such as age, disability and race, and contact details for local support offered.
Community Cohesion
The Council works closely with other organisations on understanding and strengthening community cohesion. The Gosport Partnership, the Borough's local strategic partnership, has been developing the Borough's first community cohesion strategy.
For more information about the strategy and local cohesion information, please see the Partnership's web site.
If you have any enquires or comments you wish to make about any of these topics, please contact us on equalities@gosport.gov.uk or ring the Corporate Policy and Performance Section on 023 9254 5695.
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