Equality, diversity & inclusion

Our statement of intent

Active Lincolnshire is fully committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across our organisation. In our working practices, policies and behaviours, inclusion will be at the centre of all that we do and we will take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. We recognise it is our role to advocate these principles in the services we deliver, across the sport and physical activity sector workforce and through our partnerships.

Our vision is to remove the inequalities that exist in sport and physical activity by working with our partners to:

• Remove the barriers that prevent or restrict individuals from accessing physical activity and sport
• Ensure no individual suffers any detriment, direct or indirect discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying

• Enable everyone to be treated in such a way that the outcome for each person can be the same

We will treat everyone with respect, integrity and dignity. We will use insight and listen actively to the people we are working to support.

Active Lincolnshire is committed to developing a diverse team and Board of Trustees, not limited to age, sex, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, ability or disability. All of our team will undergo equality, diversity and inclusivity training and development and we will advocate that our partners do the same. We will seek to provide representation by recruiting and engaging with people with the protected characteristics, or with relevant lived experience.

We strive for continuous improvement in our approach to equality, and recognise that we will always need to build on our education, awareness and commitment to ensuring our organisation and the services we provide are available and accessible to everyone without discrimination of any form.

We will ensure that businesses, organisation and partners in our wider supply chain are compliant and will not work with suppliers or provide grants to any organisation that is not. We will terminate any contracts, partnerships or grant funding with organisations, charities and partners who show any form of discrimination in their practice.

We recognise our legal obligations and abide by the regulations of the Equality Act 2010.

Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan

Our Diversity and Inclusion Action plan provides context for our commitment to an inclusive organisational culture, workforce, and Board, and championing and enabling diversity and inclusion across the sport and physical activity sector.

Our equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Active Lincolnshire is fully committed to embedding and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across our organisation.

Our commitment to equality is that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We will ensure everybody has an equal chance to take up and make use of opportunities to fulfil their potential.

Our commitment to diversity is that we take account of the differences between groups of people and we place a positive value on those differences. In our working practices, policies and behaviours, inclusion will be at the centre of all that we do and we will take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination. We recognise it is our role to advocate these principles in the services we deliver, across the sector workforce and through our partnerships.

Active Lincolnshire strives for continuous improvement in our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion and recognises that we will always need to build on our education, awareness and commitment to making our organisation and the services we provide available and accessible to everyone without discrimination of any form.

Our equality, diversity and inclusion policy can be downloaded as a PDF below and includes our approach to:

• Our employees and trustees, recruitment, working environment and behaviours
• Breaches of this policy
• Discrimination
• Advocacy
• Our legal obligations

And ensures that no one is unlawfully discriminated against because of:

1. Age
2. Disability
3. Gender reassignment
4. Marriage and civil partnership
5. Pregnancy, maternity and paternity
6. Race (including ethnic origin, colour & nationality)
7. Religion or belief
8. Sex
9. Sexual orientation

These are the nine protected characteristics within the Equality Act 2010.

You can see our full equality, diversity and inclusion policy in our Governance documents.