Equality & Diversity

Hart District Council is committed to ensuring that everyone in the Hart community is treated fairly. The Council has adopted a number of policies that enable fair treatment for all.

The Council has a Corporate Equalities Group that is responsible for promoting the equalities agenda within Hart district and ensuring that actions are taken in accordance with the Action Plans contained within each policy or scheme. The group meets regularly and includes Members and officers of the council, as well as some external partners such as Hart Voluntary Action and Hart Access Group.

In early Autumn 2008, the Corporate Equalities Group reviewed the Comprehensive Equalities Policy and Corporate Equality Scheme. The refreshed policy and scheme were adopted by the Hart Cabinet in November 2008 and are available to download in the section to the right of this page. Work will now commence on a full review of the Race Equality Scheme and the Gender Equality Scheme. If you would like to be involved in either of these reviews please use the contact details at the foot of this page.

Should you require any of the policy documents mentioned in the downloads section in an alternative language, larger font, audio tape/CD, Braille or any other format please contact the Equalities Team on 01252 774273 or e-mail equalities@hart.gov.uk.