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The Equality Standard

Introduction

This part of the site is designed to give you all the information you need on the Standard and to help you assess which level is most appropriate for your organisation to help you progress towards it. It provides information and resources on the Standard and its different levels:

Statement from the Sports Councils
A statement from the Sports Councils explaining who is eligible to submit an application for the Standard

Full Document of the Standard
This covers key messages from each of the Chairs of the Sports Councils, the rationale and benefits of the Standard, the Standard explained, the different levels and a glossary of terms.

The Equality Standard - Requirements and evidence

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Is your organisation committed to equality?
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Is your organisation clear about what it needs to do to achieve equality?
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Is your organisation increasing opportunities for a diverse range of people?
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Does your organisation offer fair and equal opportunities to its staff and the communities it serves?


Support, assessment and verification
This covers all information relating to support available, the assessment process (including key dates) and verification.

Summary of the Standard
This is a one page summary that is useful for raising general awareness.
Equality Standard Logo
The equality Standard logo can only be used with the permission of UK sport, or one of the Home Country Sports Councils. Permission for use will normally be granted once an organisation has achieved the foundation level of the Standard.


Presentations

The following list contains a number of presentations that have been made about the standard, or at events relating to the standard
This file is in pdf format   National Sports Development Seminar 2006
This file is in pdf format   The Equality Standard for Sport - a brief overview
This file is in pdf format   Background to the Equality Standard
This file is in pdf format   Overview of the NGB Pilot
This file is in pdf format   Findings of the needs assessments of UK Sports Pilot
This file is in pdf format   Findings from the needs assessments of English NGBs involved in whole sport plans
This file is in pdf format   Active Ageing - Implications for Governing Bodies - UK NGB Workshop
This file is in pdf format   Minority Ethnic Communities and the work of Sporting Equals - UK NGB Workshop
This file is in pdf format   Women's Sport Foundation - UK NGB Workshop
This file is in pdf format   Stonewall: Sexual Orientation - UK NGB Workshop
This file is in pdf format   English Federation of Disability Sport - UK NGB Workshop


Endorsements

The CCPR, Women’s Sports Foundation, English Federation of Disability Sport and Sporting Equals are delighted to support and endorse The Equality Standard.

The Equality Standard is a significant step towards making provision of sport in the United Kingdom fair, just and equal. We, the partners, have contributed to the Standard and will work with our colleagues at each Home Country Sports Council and UK Sport to provide the impetus to ensure it is translated into practice.

View endorsements from:
the following document is in pdf format UK Sport by Sue Campbell CBE, Chair
the following document is in pdf format Sports Council for Wales by Philip Carling, Chair
the following document is in pdf format Sport England by Patrick Carter, Chair
the following document is in pdf format Sportscotland by Alastair Dempster, Chairman
the following document is in pdf format The Sports Council for Northern Ireland by Professor Eric Saunders OBE, Chair

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