Our commitments to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
We aim to celebrate diversity and promote equality throughout our services and communities.
We are committed to fulfilling our Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as set out in the Equality Act 2010. This means working to achieve the following:
- Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment, and victimisation, and other conduct prohibited by the Act
- Advancing equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic (see below), and those who do not
- Fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic, and those who do not
Reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments are changes or support that employers make to help disabled or long-term health condition candidates participate in the recruitment process.
Applicants are encouraged to identify any assistance or adaptation which would assist at interview and in undertaking the job applied for (e.g. sign language interpreter, level access, reframing questions to be Autism Friendly etc.). This information is requested in the application form.
Our application forms state we will, wherever possible make adjustments and offer alternatives to help disabled applicants through the Council's interview and selection process.
Disability Confident - Level 2
As a Level 2 employer we take extra steps to ensure disabled people get fair and equal opportunities at employment.
As a level 2 employer we must:
- Provide inclusive and accessible recruitment
- Communicate vacancies
- Offer interviews to disabled people
- Provide reasonable adjustments
- Support existing employees
Includability
We are an includability employer. As an Includability Committed Employer we are committed to creating an inclusive, sustainable and mentally healthy workplace culture for our people.
Staff Network Groups
We support a range of staff network groups which are chaired and organised by existing members of our staff. They're run by staff, for staff, and represent a safe space within the workplace to explore protected characteristics and share our experiences in a safe and constructive environment.
The staff network groups we currently offer are:
- Women's Network
- Black and Minority Ethnic Network
- Access and Inclusion Network
- LGBTQ+ Network
Care Leaver Covenant
The Care Leaver Covenant is a national inclusion programme that supports care leavers aged 16-25 to live independently. We are a committed employer for our care leavers and provide additional support for those leaving care. Find out more on the My Covenant website.
