Equality of opportunity

Contact Consulting recognises that discrimination exists in our society and that as a consequence many people do not have equal access to the services and resources they require if they are to achieve a fulfilled life, to live independently and to maintain their dignity.

Contact Consulting is committed to operating in a way which does not discriminate on grounds of age, disability, race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status.

Contact Consulting accepts as a baseline the statutory requirements laid down in the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Equal Pay Act 1970 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

Contact Consulting will challenge discrimination and take positive steps to overcome its effects in the following areas in which it is involved:

- In the recruitment, employment and management of directly employed staff.
- In relationships with sub contractors and colleagues with whom collaborative work is undertaken and in dealings with their staff.
- In relationships with employing organisations and their staff.
- In all contact with the public in the course of research or consultancy work.

Contact Consulting will seek in all its outputs to offer positive images of individuals and groups who are subject to discrimination and to avoid contributing to negative stereotypes.