Equal opportunities
Liverpool City Council is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and service provider.
The City Council has established 'providing services equitably across the community' as a high level priority in it's Corporate Performance Plan and has given a commitment to work to eradicate discrimination and prejudice to create equality of opportunity both in its role as a major employer and in providing services that 'recognise and promote peoples individual qualities irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religious and cultural beliefs and sexual orientation'.
The key objectives of the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy support this vision, aims and values by setting out our commitment to;
. promoting equality of opportunity
. promoting good relations between people with diverse backgrounds and needs
. eliminating harassment, unlawful and institutional discrimination and victimisation
The City Council recognises that groups can experience inequalities in their lives, including;
. black people and people from other minority groups
. disabled people
. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people
. women
. social class
. religious beliefs
. cultural practices
. HIV status.
The City Council acknowledges that institutional structures, practices and procedures can be discriminatory. The City Council is committed to complying with all United Kingdom (and European Community) anti-discriminatory legislation which can help the fight against disadvantage and discrimination. The City Council will examine the effects of Legislation and Directives to assess any impact on groups.