Overview: Our commitment and approach to equalities
The London Borough of Ealing is a diverse, multicultural London borough. The council recognises and values the diversity of all people and communities in the borough and in our workforce, and is committed to meeting the needs of all of our residents and our employees.
This commitment to supporting and celebrating equality and diversity is important because the council recognises and believes that:
- Ealing’s diversity is a tremendous asset we want to strengthen and promote
- unlawful discrimination is unacceptable
- providing the same service to everyone does not always guarantee equal access to services
- exclusion from opportunities not only disadvantages those who experience discrimination and harassment but also deprives the wider community of the full contribution of their talents and energies
- we have statutory duties to implement equality legislation
We respect everyone's right to be treated fairly and do not tolerate discrimination in any form. Respect for our residents and our colleagues is important to us. This means:
- valuing people and diversity
- being open and communicating well
- working in partnership with others
- showing leadership and taking personal responsibility
- acting with integrity and honesty
- achieving excellent results in everything we do
True equality is more than simply identifying the different communities that are represented in Ealing. It is about ensuring we understand the needs of our residents and enable our diverse community to thrive.
We recognise that to achieve our goals we need to provide services that are tailored to people's actual needs, including by treating people differently where necessary to ensure fairness. The council also recognises, respects and values diversity within its workforce as an asset and key resource in enhancing and maximising performance to effectively meet the diverse needs of its service users.
The council has a responsibility to ensure that individuals, voluntary organisations, firms and institutions acting on behalf of or as agents of the council do not practice unlawful acts of discrimination.
