Equality and diversity

Our vision is to 'create a better Southend' by placing equality and diversity at the heart of everything we do, and in doing so deliver excellent public services".

Southend Borough Council is proud to be recognised as one of Stonewalls Top 100 employers in the UK. The Council prides itself on promoting access to its services to all parts of the community and being a good employer for all parts of its workforce.

Whether we are Councillors, employees, or citizens, we all have a role to play in equality and diversity. The Council embraces equality and diversity because:

• We want people to be able to get the services they need
• We have a responsibility to spread good practice in partners, our major contractors and service providers
• It helps us remove wasted effort, but deliver better quality
• We need to recruit, manage and develop our employees fairly
• We must keep within the law

You will see what we are doing in our Comprehensive Equality Policy. This is translated into the most commonly spoken languages within our borough. Other formats and translations are available on request.