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Equity Policy Statement
This club is committed to
ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development.
In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following Sport England
definition of sports equity:
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Sports equity is about
fairness in sport, equality of access, recognizing inequalities and taking
steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of
sport to ensure it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society.
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The club respects the
rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally
within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender,
race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
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The club is committed
to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free
from threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse.
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All club members have a
responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of
opportunity.
The club
will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously,
according to club disciplinary procedures.
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