Areley Kings Village Hall

1. Equal Opportunities Policy

Equal Opportunities Legislation
The laws relating to Equal Opportunities are:
Equal Pay Act 1970 [amended 1984]
Sex Discrimination Act 1975 & 1988
Race Relations Act 1976
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Human Rights Act 1998
These acts make it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sex, marital status, ethnic or national origin, colour, race age, or disability. The Management Committee will use these as a framework and support to their Equal Opportunities Policy & Procedures


Policy statement
The Board of Trustees of Areley Kings Village Hall is committed to equal opportunities, which we believe involves:
Policies & Practices – creating an environment where everyone has fair and equal access to all opportunities and enjoy fair and unbiased treatment
Communication – keeping everyone informed of changes and consulting on issues that directly affect them
Involvement – increasing involvement and commitment by encouraging participation regardless of gender, marital status, ethnic origin, religious belief, age and disability
It is equally important that this commitment is visible to the community we serve

Our Policy
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all those involved in the Hall with integrity, respect and consideration

It is important that all users of our hall, whether an individual or group adopt and comply with this policy

We are committed to maintaining Areley Kings Village Hall to ensure it provides safe and equal access for all sectors of the community. We are also committed to ensuring that those groups within our community who are disadvantaged through health, age, infirmity or disability are positively encouraged to access the facility through a range of programmes

As an employer we aim to ensure that all our employees are recruited and selected on the basis of ability, job requirements, skills and other objective criteria. No job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, gender, marital status, age or disability, or be disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which are not covered by legislation or existing codes of practice

Responsibility For Equal Opportunities

Overall responsibility for the effective implementation of all Equal Opportunities Policy & Procedures rests with the Hall’s Board of Trustees. They will ensure that all members are up to date with equality issues and legislation. All members of the Board of Trusteesare responsible for the regular review and updating of policies, practices and procedures. It is the responsibility of employees to ensure they do not practice any form of discrimination in accordance with the Hall’s Policy. With the assistance of feedback from the employees, community groups and individual users of the Hall the Committee will monitor the effectiveness of its equality policy and procedures, and ensure all local people are fully supported in their access to the Hall and its services

Dealing With Complaints
The Board of Trustees will give full and serious consideration to any individual or group that may have been discriminated against and have a grievance or complaint. Such complaints will be properly and promptly dealt with in accordance with the Board’s complaints procedure.

2. Disability Discrimination Act Part III

Compliance with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act [Part III] form part of the Hall’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Specifically, the following policies have been adopted by the Board of Trustees.

We seek to encourage users which reflect the diverse community at large, because we value the individual contribution of people, irrespective of sex, age, marital status, disability, sexuality, race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin.
We will treat all our users with dignity and respect and will provide an environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation or harassment on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, disability, sexuality, race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin.
We will not tolerate acts which breach this policy and all instances of such behaviour, or alleged behaviour, will be taken seriously, be fully investigated and may be subject to disciplinary procedures.
We will inform all those involved in running of hall and events within the hall that it is unlawful to discriminate against customers

Within the design of the new building the following specific facilities for the disabled have been included;
• 2 dedicated car parking spaces and entrance ramp to building
• internal doors and fittings all compatible with wheelchair use
• floor coverings in different areas will vary in colour & texture to assist partially sighted users
• specific disabled access toilet
• hearing loop
Complete details of all these are available