If option boxes are left unchecked the questionnaire may be scored with zero
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DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY
- General Equality Information for all vendors.
In order that we may make an assessment of your current Diversity
& Equality status, please provide answers to the following questions. Please
ensure that any supporting documentation is clearly marked with the name
of the respondent and the number of the question to which the response
refers.
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Is your Organisation an ethnic minority business as
defined below?
An Ethnic Minority Business
is where 51% or more of which is owned by members of
1 or more ethnic minority groups
or, if there are a few owners, where
at
least 50%
of the owners are members of 1 or more ethnic minority groups.
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Is it your practice to NOT discriminate,
directly or indirectly, on grounds of Disability, Sex, Sexual Orientation,
Age, Religion / belief, Colour, Nationality or Race in the provision of
goods, facilities or services to the public? |
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In the last 3 years has any finding of unlawful discrimination,
in ANY field, been made against your Organisation by the Employment Tribunal,
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (or any court / comparable
proceedings in any other jurisdictions), or has your Organisation been
the subject of formal investigation (such as the Equality and Human
Rights Commission, or its predecessors) on the grounds of alleged
unlawful discrimination?
If the
answer is Yes, please advise what the lawful finding(s) was/were
and what corrective actions have been taken by your Organisation
as
a result.
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In the last 3 years has any contract with your Organisation
been terminated on grounds of your failure to comply with either or both
of:
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Legislation prohibiting discrimination or
- Contract conditions relating to equal opportunities in the provision
of goods, facilities or services?
If the answer is Yes, please provide details of each occasion and
state the corrective action you have taken.
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Please note for
this section: If you are a One Person Business i.e. no employees
except owner(s) then
select
OPB when
given that option.
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Is your approach to equality and diversity set out
in: |
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- 5a) Instructions to those concerned
with recruitment, selection, remuneration, training and promotion?
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5b) Documents available to employees,
recognised trade unions or other representative groups of employees
(e.g. induction, training,
newsletters, web etc)?
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Are your staff, with managerial responsibilities, required to receive
mandatory training on equal opportunities? |
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Do you observe, as far as possible, the relevant authority's
Codes of Practice for Employment, or equivalent code of statutory guidance
issued under equivalent legislation in another country?
Such codes give practical guidance to employers and others on elimination
of unlawful discrimination and the promotion of equality of opportunity
in employment, including monitoring of workforce matters and steps
that can be taken to encourage members of all parts of society to
apply for jobs or take up training opportunities.
Relevant authorities will include the Equality and Human Rights
Commission and its predecessors.
If the answer is Yes, please supply evidence to support this.
Evidence
may be examples or copies of
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documents such as your equality, diversity
or equal opportunities in employment policy
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documents containing instructions to staff
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documents outlining arrangements for advertisements,
recruitment, selection, access to training, opportunities for promotion
- copies of recruitment advertisements
- extracts from staff handbooks
- other materials that demonstrate your Organisation's commitment to race
equality
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Nottingham Trent University
Purchasing Department
2nd Floor Dryden Centre
c/o 50 Shakespear Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ
Email to pur.calendar@ntu.ac.uk
Fax: 0115 8488770 |
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Is it your policy, as an employer, to comply with your
statutory obligations under the Equal Pay Act and also under relevant
equality legislation NOT to discriminate on grounds
of Disability, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Age, Religion / Belief, Colour,
Nationality
or Race under relevant UK legislation or equivalent legislation which
applies in the countries in which your Organisation employs staff?
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9) |
Do you have a process in place to allow you to
tailor your offering of goods and services to meet the needs of
different racial
/ social groups? |
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