Equity Policy
Hackney Hurricanes Athletics Club
Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to
address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure it becomes equally
accessible to everyone in society. Hackney Hurricanes AC is committed to ensuring that equity is
incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following
England Athletics policy:
We work in partnership with the wider athletics family to create a vibrant, safe and progressive sport that
embraces athletes of all abilities, from all communities, and to grow the next generation of athletics
champions. We will not tolerate any discrimination from any of our affiliated athletics and running clubs.
1 We will ensure equality and diversity is driven by the Leadership of England Athletics.
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We will appoint an Equality and Diversity Board Champion to make sure Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We will publish our successes and commitments to
achieving equality in athletics.
2 We will improve our understanding of equality and diversity issues within our organisation.
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We will get a better understanding of the equality profile of our organisation. We will look at ways of
improving our monitoring data in order to understand inequalities within our organisation and sport
3 We will raise awareness of and embed equalities and diversity throughout our organisation
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We will ensure that all our employees will receive up to date training on Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion. We will provide information for clubs, coaches, officials and members to help them tackle
inequality and discrimination in athletics. We will look at our policies, procedures and processes to
ensure that they are inclusive and do not discriminate
4 We will understand and tackle barriers for under-represented groups in athletics and bring athletics to
new audiences. We will encourage all sections of society to participate in our sport. In particular, we
will look at improving participation of:
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Women and girls
Disabled people
People from different ethnic backgrounds
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
People who have different religions and beliefs
The club respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the
context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or
social/economic status.
The club will endeavour where possible to reduce the barriers to participation that may arise based on an
individual’s age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
Equity Policy
Hackney Hurricanes Athletics Club
The club is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from
threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse.
All club members and officials have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote
equality of opportunity.
The Club Welfare officer will be responsible for dealing with all matters of equity and will have attended
the Running Sports Club for All workshops as a minimum requirement and will seek further guidance from
Karen Neale the England Athletics Equalities Board Champion.
Signed on behalf of the Club Committee
Name: Christina Oyebanji
Date 01/02/2013