Equality and diversity
The City of York Council is committed to equality. One of the council's priorities is to ensure that all residents can take part in the life of the city. This is supported through actions to work towards equal opportunities for all. The council recognises that inequality, disadvantage and discrimination exist in society. We aim to ensure that no one who deals with the council receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of:
- age
- religion
- sexual orientation
- race / ethnicity
- marital status
- disability
- mobility of lifestyle
- gender
- HIV status
We welcome and value the diversity (of age, race, ethnicity, etc) present in York and we are committed to making our services, facilities and resources accessible and responsive to the people and communities of York.
- Advice and support
- When applying for British citizenship you need to prove your knowledge of life in the UK, as well as your English language ability. You will need to give original documented evidence of this with your application. You can do this in two ways, either by taking the “Life in the UK” test or by taking combined English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Citizenship classes
- Citizenship ceremonies
- Under the new arrangements, once an application has been approved, all new citizens who are over 18 years old must attend a citizenship ceremony
- Equalities
- Our equalities policy, the equality profile of York and more about social inclusion
- Hate incident help
- Information on York's hate incident strategy and the organisations you can contact if you or someone you know is experiencing racial or religious harassment
- Interpreting and translating
- We want to ensure that council services are as accessible as possible
- Job vacancies
- View all current vacancies at the council, and how to apply for casual admin work
Equality and diversity:
Contact
Equalities team
Chief Executive's
tel: (01904) 551704 or (01904) 551726
fax: (01904) 551705
email:
equalities
@york.gov.uk
Useful websites
- Commission for Racial Equality
Commission for Racial Equality - Disability Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commission - Equal Opportunites Commission
The Equal Opportunities Commission is working to eliminate sex discrimination in Britain today.
