Equality Scheme

Equality Statement

As an organisation focussed on providing positive outcomes for disabled people, the Independent Living Fund is committed to promoting equality through the eradication of discrimination, harassment and unfair treatment.   

We seek to make sure that within our powers, our processes and policies are customer focussed and regularly reviewed to eliminate possible unfair bias or obstacles for new applicants and existing users based on age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. 

We are committed to ensuring that Trustees, Staff, and ILF Assessors, respect diversity and aim to deliver a consistently high quality service to all our customers. Through the delivery of this service we will also take every opportunity to contribute to the promotion of equality for all.      

This commitment to equality extends to our workplace and we strive to provide a working environment in which people are treated fairly, equally and with respect.

We have prepared our Single Equality Scheme in response to the Equality Bill.  It is an interim scheme covering our organisational actions on race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief.  The scheme will grow and develop in line with our business objectives and may change in accordance with this piece of legislation.

It is our intention that, by the end of 2010, Equality Impact Assessments for every user policy will be published on our website. In the meantime, if you wish to see a copy of the Equality Impact Assessment for a policy, or have any other questions about our Single Equality Scheme, please get in touch with Jon Duckworth, User Liaison Manager, on 0845 601 8815 or email: feedback@ilf.org.uk.