Equal opportunities

Discrimination is dangerous and damaging. It also wastes talent. Valuing diversity means recognising that everyone has a contribution to make and that we can all enjoy living and working together. Hackney Council has an absolute commitment to valuing diversity and that means believing in equality and challenging discrimination wherever we find it.

We know that Hackney is made up of diverse communities, women, men and children with potential from very different backgrounds, races, religions and cultures. In a society which too often excludes and marginalises, that potential is often ignored.

Whilst some groups have received fair treatment and quality services, the basic need of others have been denied, Hackney Council is committed to attaining excellence in the delivery of service to everyone in the community regardless of age, disability, class, race, religion, sex and sexuality.

Not only that, but as employers we will work to rid Hackney of prejudice, ensuring that all our staff are treated with the dignity they deserve and with respect for their unique contributions.

We want a just society which gives an equal chance to work, learn, and live free from fear and harassment, violence and abuse. We will work with our partners and other agencies to achieve this. We want to work together to build a spirit of co-operation in Hackney, an atmosphere free from prejudice, ill feeling or resentment.

The Council is committed to actively opposing racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination faced by black and ethnic minorities, women, lesbians, and gay men and people with all kinds of disabilities. We recognise that some people belong to more than one of these groups.