Our commitment
We encourage a supportive and inclusive culture. We believe that diversity and inclusion brings many benefits. People work better and services improve if we operate in an open and supportive environment, where people are individually valued. We recognise everyone has visible and non-visible differences. By respecting this, everyone can feel valued. Our diversity and inclusion policy covers how we treat everyone:
- colleagues
- customers
- communities
- other stakeholders
Corporate diversity steering group
Our corporate diversity steering group is made up from representatives from across the council. It is chaired by the executive director for adult care and community wellbeing. The group provides council wide strategic direction to equality and diversity. This includes the overall culture of the council. It ensures we meet our statutory requirements as set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Duty.