Equality and diversity
Valuing diversity and promoting equality
We aim to be a borough which values the diversity of all its communities and enables all its residents to become full and active citizens, to feel safe, included, respected, valued and share a sense of belonging.
Equality Governance:
The Council has both internal and external governance structures in place to help develop, review, implement and mainstream its equality and diversity work. These include the following groups. The work of these groups can be found in the Council’s self assessment reports for level 3 and 4 of the Equality Standard for Local Government.
Corporate Equality Group ( CEDG )
Directorate Equality Working Groups
Human Resources Equality Working Group ( HREWG )
Equality related partnerships and forums:
- Equality Stakeholders Scrutiny Group
- Inter Faith Forum
- Disability Forum ( to be commissioned )
- LGBT Forum ( independent group )
- Youth Forum ( independent group )
- Domestic Abuse Forum
- Hate Crime, Harassment and Hostility Forum
Please send or email your comments about the information on the following pages, or if you need these documents in Braille, large print, audio tape or another language to:
Suganya Ranganathan
Corporate Equality and Diversity Manager
Adults and Communities, Civic Centre
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
44 York Street,
Twickenham,
TW1 3BZ