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Cumbria Constabulary is proud to serve the people who live in, work in and visit the county. We aim to provide a high standard of service which everyone can use and is fair to all. We also provide a service which encourages positive attitudes and removes discrimination.
As an employer, Cumbria Constabulary wants to promote equality of opportunity for all staff and be seen as an employer of choice. We need to work with our staff, partner, service users and our communities to make sure our outcomes are being achieved. We also recognise the need for real results, so our performance is monitored. Part of this monitoring will indicate our success in dealing with crime and in particular, hate crime.
Community Engagement
Increase trust and confidence in our service delivery for minoritised and vulnerable people by increasing engagement, consultation and independent scrutiny of any disproportionality, and removing bias from our policies and procedures.
Attract and retain a representative workforce
Proactively develop and retain a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve.
Protect the most vulnerable
Scrutinise emerging crime types to understand trends, disproportionality and discrimination to ensure appropriate resourcing and support are in place.
Inclusive Service
Work together effectively with stakeholders, other police forces and key partner agencies to provide better services to local people.
The Equality Act has brought together all the equality legislation which has been introduced over the last 30 years to improve British equality law. It offers individuals stronger protection against discrimination and clarifies what the Police Service's responsibilities are when dealing with our communities, and as an employer. We will treat everyone, or their individual needs.
Cumbria Constabulary, as a public body, is required, under the Act, to meet and pay due regard to the general equality duties which are:
The protected characteristics referred to are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Read more about the Equality Act.
As part of this commitment, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cumbria develops and monitors the work within Cumbria Constabulary to promote equality and eliminate discrimination. The People and Performance Committee scrutinises this, including looking at the make-up of the workforce, complaints, disciplinary proceedings and grievances.
The PCC monitors crime and disorder levels, including the levels of hate crime.
The PCC recognises the importance of engaging with our many and diverse communities to help develop and deliver effective policing services. Through the implementation of the Equality and Diversity Strategy, we make sure that we continue to listen to the views of communities in Cumbria, and ensure that our services are delivered to everyone with fairness, equality and integrity.
Read more about the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cumbria.
The Constabulary has a moral and legislative requirement to check that the Police work does not impact adversely on anyone in the community and particularly with respect to race, religion, disability, gender, age and sexual orientation.
The process that checks that Cumbria Constabulary offers a fair and equitable service is called Equality Analysis. The process takes place when a new policy is written and when it is reviewed. These documents are part of the process.
All document policy documents and procedures are first assessed to see how relevant they are to particular groups in the community as the amount of time spent on Equality Analysis affects this assessment.
All members of staff undergo Equality Analysis training appropriate to their involvement.
Cumbria Police works with a range of Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) that represent the interests of minority groups and communities across Cumbria.
Anyone can be an advisor. You should have an interest in policing in Cumbria and the effect it has on your community and be willing to highlight any criticisms you have and offer suggestions about how Cumbria Police could do things better.
Your own experiences, and those of people you know, should put you in a position to advise from experience. You are not, however, expected to represent your community or group.
Cumbria Police is particularly keen to attract people to reflect the interests of:
For more information on joining an IAG, please complete our online form or write to:
Diversity Support Team (IAG)
Carleton Hall
Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 2AU