Equality and diversity
Category Items
Croydon Council's equality schemes and strategies
Find out about our race, gender and disability equality schemes and strategies.
Commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
Discrimination against any person on the grounds of ethnic or national origin, colour, gender, sexuality, religion, age, disability, health status or class is unacceptable.
The EQUA Forum
EQUA exists to advise the Social Services Equalities Board on all aspects of service delivery to black and minority ethnic communities.
Equalities and community partnerships unit
The Equalities and community partnerships unit provides policies, guidance and support.
Improving access for disabled people
Increasing awareness and adopting inclusive design principles make it easier for people with disabilities to access services on the same terms as everyone else.
Interpreting and translating
We provide interpreting and translating services in most of the languages spoken in the borough, including sign language and Braille.
Social model of disability
Croydon Council has adopted the social model of disability. We believe that negative attitudes and lack of awareness are the main barriers to people with disabilities achieving full equality.