Equality and Diversity

At St Leger Homes of Doncaster we believe that all customers have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We believe in taking positive action to ensure that customers and employees are treated fairly, in accordance with their needs and no-one experiences discrimination or disadvantage.

We have an Equal Opportunities Policy, which applies to discrimination against people on any unjustifiable ground, including the following examples:

	a)		Gender or marital status
	b)		Racial or ethnic grouping
	c)		Disability
	d)		Age
	e)		Nationality
	f)		Sexual orientation
	g)		Gender reassignment
	h)		Religion or spiritual beliefs
	i)		Responsibility for dependants
	j)		Trades Union activities
	k)		Alternative lifestyles
	I)		Prior offences - where the offences committed are irrelevant
	m)		HIV Status or other irrelevant medical issues
	n)		Illegitimacy

St Leger Homes of Doncaster values diversity and believes that a diverse workforce can enrich the company and that diverse communities enrich Doncaster. We are not only active in ensuring the elimination of direct and indirect discrimination but also in promoting diversity in a positive way.

We are also committed to ensuring, not only that our services meet the many diverse needs within the borough, but also that customers are able to participate in consultation and decision-making to whatever degree they wish.

We are determined to ensure that consultation and participation is as inclusive as possible by actively encouraging and promoting participation and by acting to remove any barriers to participation e.g. timings, venues, language barriers, childcare needs.