Durham Police Authority is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, will strive to eliminate any unlawful discrimination in service delivery and employment, and build it into every aspect of the Authority’s policy, aims and objectives.
Through this active Equal Opportunities Policy, the Authority is committed to:
Promoting principles and practices, which mainstream equality of opportunity and justice throughout the Police Authority for the benefit of the wider community.
Ensuring no user of our services shall receive unfavourable treatment directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ethnic origin, religious beliefs, age or disability and where applicable, trade union membership.
Respecting the differences that people have and meeting the needs of diverse groups within the community.
Providing equitable services to every individual within the community.
Implementing clear anti-discriminatory policies to address inequality.
Durham Police Authority is committed to implementing this policy by every means possible and in support of this has developed its Race Equality Scheme, Disability Equality Scheme and Gender Equality Scheme in accordance with the General and Specific Duties. The Police Authority also fully supports the aims underpinning the Children Act 2004 by cooperating with partners to improve the outcomes for children and young people, as outlined in its statement regarding children and young people.
In addition, we are currently in the process of developing an overarching Equality Scheme to take account of all strands of diversity. Involvement with the ongoing development of these schemes is welcomed, please contact us with your comments.
These schemes are formally monitored and developed through the Authority’s Equality and Diversity Steering Group, made up of members each with a lead role for a diversity strand.
The current members' responsibilities are:
- Elsie Davies, responsible for the 'lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender' and 'gender' diversity strands
- Mariom Khan-Willis, responsible for the 'race and ethnicity' and 'religion and belief' diversity strands
- Kathryn Larkin-Bramley, responsible for the 'age' diversity strand
- Peter Thompson, responsible for the 'disability' diversity strand
