JUNIORS EQUITY POLICY STATEMENT
Grasshoppers RFC (junior section) is committed to ensuring that equity is
incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges
and adopts the following Sport England definition of sports equity:
- 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.
- 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 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 have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour
and promote equality of opportunity.
- The club will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously,
according to club disciplinary procedures.