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Principle: your organisation offers fair and equal opportunities to its staff and the communities it serves
Developing Your Organisation
Outcome 2: Equality is mainstreamed through the organisation’s operations, functions and service delivery.
Requirement
Ensure key policies and strategies in all areas of activity include a visible equality dimension .
Essential evidence Added value evidence
All policies to have an equality focus that is highlighted
Guidance
(see toolkit panel below)
Gender Mainstreaming - A New Strategy. Dr Teresa Rees
The Football Association religious calendar 2008

Requirement
Named staff and Board members are identified as responsible for equality in their area of operation.
Essential evidence Added value evidence
Equality priorities highlighted in staff and Board members’ individual objectives.

Requirement
Actively seek representation on boards and committees of previously under represented groups through positive action.
Essential evidence Added value evidence
Audit report that demonstrates representation appropriate to your organisation’s community with positive trends in areas of previous under representation.

Requirement
Ensure there is an equality manager or senior members of staff with capacity to deliver the equality programme.
Essential evidence Added value evidence
Staff and resources for equality in place and accounted in your organisation’s staff structure.

Requirement
Ensure equality training is included in induction, performance review and appraisals for staff and volunteers.
Essential evidence Added value evidence
Induction and training programmes, review and appraisal templates.

Requirement
Take appropriate action in the event of non-compliance with the organisation’s equality policies and requirements by individuals, affiliated bodies or contractors.
Essential evidence Added value evidence
Organisational procurement and grant award bodies, records of complaints, monitoring reports and action taken at national, regional and local level.
Guidance
(see toolkit panel below)
CRE Race Equality and Procurement Guidelines

Toolkit/Guidance
Governing body good examples
This file is in pdf formatThe FA Religious Calendar 2008(184kb)
Templates and guidance
This file is a weblinkCRE Race Equality and Procurement Guidelines


Developing your organisation
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Developing your services
[ Outcome 1 ] [ Outcome 2 ] [ Outcome 3 ] [ Outcome 4 ]
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