Creative Spaces London is committed to the principles and practise of Equality. We want our services, facilities and resources to be accessible and useful to every citizen regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religious belief, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other individual characteristic that may unfairly affect a person’s opportunities in life.

Our equal opportunities policy will help members to develop their full potential and the talents and resources of the members will be utilised fully to maximise the effectiveness of the organisation.

We are committed to:

• promoting equality of opportunity for all persons

• promoting a good and harmonious learning environment in which all men and women are treated with respect and dignity and in which no form of intimidation or harassment is tolerated

• preventing occurrences of unlawful direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation

• fulfilling all our legal obligations under the equality legislation and associated codes of practice

• complying with our own equal opportunities policy and associated policies taking lawful affirmative or positive action, where appropriate
  breaches of our equal opportunities policy will be regarded as misconduct and could lead to termination of membership

Implementation

The Directors have specific responsibility for the effective implementation of this policy. We expect all members to abide by the policy and help to create the equality environment, which is its objective.

In order to implement this policy we shall:

• Communicate the policy to all members through our work with staff and our behaviour management strategies in groups.

• Creative Spaces London will endeavour through appropriate training to ensure that it will not consciously, or unconsciously discriminate in the selection or recruitment of applicants for membership of the group

• Incorporate specific and appropriate duties in respect of implementing the equal opportunities policy into roles and responsibilities of board members

• Incorporate equal opportunities notices into general communications practices (e.g. announcements, annual report at annual general meeting, notices and newsletters). This policy will be read out to all members at each annual general meeting

• Ensure that adequate resources are made available to fulfil the objectives of the policy

Monitoring and Review

We will establish appropriate information and monitoring systems to assist the effective implementation of our equal opportunities policy. The effectiveness of the equal opportunities policy will be reviewed on an annual basis and action taken as necessary.

This policy is fully supported by the Directors and was adopted by the company on the 29th June 2019 and reviewed on the 29th June 2023

Complaints

Members who believe that they have suffered any form of discrimination, harassment or victimisation are entitled to raise the matter through the agreed procedures. A copy of these procedures is available from the Artistic Director. All complaints of discrimination will be dealt with seriously, promptly and confidentially.

Every effort will be made to ensure that members who make complaints will not be victimised. Any complaint of victimisation will be dealt with seriously, promptly and confidentially. Victimisation will result in disciplinary action and may warrant dismissal.

Complaints from members of the public will be dealt with under agreed procedures (a copy of these procedures is available from the Artistic Director.

Date: 29th June 2023
Signature: Rachel Doherty, Artistic Director.

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