Equal opportunities and diversity

Our policy

Campbell Tickell is a consultancy business. We offer advice and support principally to organisations providing housing and related services. We are an ethical business, and like our clients, we have clear values to inform our work. This sets out our policies on equal opportunities and diversity, which are central to how we operate.

Our policy is based on the recognition that certain groups and individuals in society experience disadvantage and discrimination. These may be based on, for example, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, disability, health status, sexuality, age, economic status, political or religious belief. Discrimination can be both direct and indirect. It can take place at both a personal and institutional level. We are committed to combating all direct and indirect discrimination.

Implementation of the policy is the personal responsibility of the Directors. But we expect our employees, associates and suppliers to give us their full support in this, and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that they do so.

Our commitments

We undertake to our clients, partners and others that we will:

Respect for all

• Treat our clients, partners and other contacts - including residents and service users with the same respect.
• Challenge discriminatory practice, language or harassment wherever we may encounter it.

Compliance

• Seek to comply fully with the Race Relations Act, the Sex Discrimination Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Disability Discrimination Act, and all other relevant legislation.
• Review this policy and its implementation at least annually, and take steps to ensure its continued effectiveness.
• Make this statement available to our clients, employees, associates and other contacts.

Employees and associates

• Require our staff and associates to uphold and promote this policy.
• Treat all employees, associates and applicants equally favourably, and with regard only to merit and ability.
• Seek to recruit and maintain a diverse and balanced workforce of employees and associates.

Procurement and tendering

• Operate fair and open procedures for significant procurement and tendering exercises undertaken on our own behalf.
• including measures to encourage businesses owned or managed by people from disadvantaged groups so far as possible.

Clients and projects

• Actively tender for work which may bring resources or benefit to people from disadvantaged groups and communities.
• Seek to offer support and services to community-based organisations in disadvantaged areas.
• Support our clients in the creation, implementation and monitoring of their own policies in support of diversity and equal opportunities.