Equality & diversity

Policy statement

Riviera Housing Trust acknowledges that in society certain groups and individuals are unfairly and unlawfully discriminated against. The Trust is committed to helping redress the effects of unfair discrimination and disadvantage and to ensuring that equality of opportunity and diversity become integral features of all its activities. The Trust will always ensure that it does not discriminate unlawfully and has already implemented an Equal Opportunities Policy which states:

"No person or group which applies to us for employment, accommodation, services from or contracts with us will be treated less favourably than another person or group or discriminated against on the grounds of gender, marital status, being a lesbian or gay man, age, religious beliefs, HIV status, disability (covering sensory and physical disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health status) and race, colour, nationality or national or ethnic origin."

The purpose of this policy statement is to set out Riviera Housing Trust's commitment to eliminating discrimination from all aspects of its work and to outline policy priorities. Detailed guidance and procedures to be followed to achieve the policy objectives are set out in the separate Code of Practice, which is available on request.