Equality and Diversity

Sutton Housing Partnership is committed to meeting the differing needs of all our tenants and leaseholders. We believe that the growing diversity of the borough is a source of strength, and we actively value diversity in the community. Our Equality & Diversity Policy sets out how SHP promotes equality and seeks to prevent discrimination, as an employer and also through the services that we provide.

Sutton is becoming an increasingly diverse borough. In the 1991 census, the borough’s black and minority ethnic population was 5.9%. The 2001 Census showed that the BME population had increased to 10.8%
Sutton Housing Partnership (SHP) provides services to the most disadvantaged sections of the community. We believe that these should be delivered regardless of a person's race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, language, HIV status, religion, national or social origin or class.

Our Equality & Diversity strategy outlines our approach to embedding equality and diversity and is available on the Our Plans| page.

In our Equality & Diversity Policy we set our commitment to be an organisation that:
• Develops services to achieve equality and diversity in all its activities;
• Has a workforce generally reflecting the population;
• nderstands how valuing diversity can improve our ability to deliver better services;
• Actively consults with all our customers to ensure the delivery of our key priorities;
• Actively consults with different individuals and communities to ensure that services which are provided are responsive and reflect the diversity of need;
• Provides all employees with the training and development they need to enable them to achieve organisational goals;
• Provides a supportive, open environment where all employees have the opportunity to reach their full potential;
• Listens to its customers and involves them in the development of services that recognise and value diversity;
• Believes that both customers and employees have important parts to play in making this happen.

We work closely in partnership with the London Borough of Sutton and share their commitment and passion to achieve delivery of excellent services to the whole community and to make Sutton a place where residents and employees can live and work in a safe, respectful and enjoyable environment.