Policy · Equality and inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion.
Access to the industry should depend on what people can do, not who they are.
Our commitment
We do not discriminate on the grounds of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010:
- age;
- disability;
- gender reassignment;
- marriage and civil partnership;
- pregnancy and maternity;
- race;
- religion or belief, including no religion or belief;
- sex;
- sexual orientation.
We also consider socio-economic background and caring responsibilities.
In practice
- Recruitment and selection: criteria are published and applied consistently.
- Reasonable adjustments: made for disabled participants and crew. Access, travel and adjustments explains how to ask.
- Faith on set: prayer, fasting, dress and observance are planned for at prep, following our Faith Inclusion Toolkit. An accommodation for one person never permits discrimination against another.
- Positive action: some programmes are targeted at groups under-represented in the screen industry, where the Equality Act allows it. Selection within them is on merit.
- Monitoring: we ask for equality information voluntarily and anonymously, to check who our programmes reach. It is never used in selection decisions.
Responsibilities
The board owns this policy. Everyone who works with us is expected to follow it. Breaches are dealt with under our code of conduct.
Review
Reviewed every year by the board.