Equalities and diversity
What is equality and diversity?
Equality is about making sure that people from different groups and communities have the same life opportunities.
It is not about treating everyone the same as they may have different needs to achieve the same outcomes.
Diversity is about recognising and valuing individual differences and raising awareness about them.
Our commitment
We are committed to equality, diversity and social inclusion.
We want a city where inequality gaps are closed and people from all communities live and work together with mutual understanding and respect.
We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity, whether required by law or not, in all aspects of our activities as an employer and service provider.
We recognise that passive policies will not reverse discrimination and disadvantage so we will proactively work with local communities to ensure that barriers to equality are removed.
Equality policies and plans
More information about the ways we are working towards delivering fully inclusive services can be found by following the links below:
Legislation
The links below are to relevant Acts of Parliament that our equalities policies and procedures are in line with.
In addition to this, a glossary on Protected Characteristics and other legislative terminologies/changes is provided.
Contact us
If you need any more information or would like to give feedback on any actions or proposed actions set out in the equality impact assessments, please contact us by e-mail at policy.team@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone: 01902 554081 or 554063
Minicom: 01902 554086
Fax: 01902 554033
Write:
Policy and Equality Team
Office of the Chief Executive
Wolverhampton City Council
Civic Centre
St. Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RG