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Policy statement

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   The Company is fully committed to promoting equality, Diversity and inclusion (sometimes referred to as EDI), by which we mean:

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      equality: providing equal opportunities and fairness for all employees, Workers and job applicants, and eliminating unlawful Discrimination;

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      diversity: recognising, respecting and valuing the differences in our people’s protected characteristics, backgrounds, skills and experience and encouraging gender diversity, age diversity, ethnic diversity, diverse physical ability and neurodiversity in our workforce;

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      inclusion: ensuring a workplace culture that is fair and safe for all staff, that values our differences and enables each person to be themselves, achieve their potential and thrive at work.

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   The Company will not unlawfully discriminate against any employee, worker or job applicant because of any 'protected characteristic' recognised by current legislation, namely:

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      age;

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      disability;

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      gender reassignment;

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      marriage or civil partnership status;

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      pregnancy and maternity;

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      race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin);

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      religion or belief;

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      sex; or

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      sexual orientation.

1. 1.3

   [In addition, the Company will not treat any employee, worker or job applicant less favourably because:

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      [they are (or are not) a