Our Aims and Objectives
Sydenham Housing Co-Operative wishes it to be known that it is an equal opportunities housing co-operative. Consequently, our aim is to develop a community in which people can have personal dignity and realise their potential. This means that:
In the provision of housing services, Sydenham Housing Co-Operative will seek to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for all persons.
No person or group of persons applying for housing, or for contracts with the co-op will be treated less favourably than any other person or group of persons because of their sex, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religious belief, physical or mental disability, age etc.
In carrying out its responsibilities and in all other activities, Sydenham Housing Co-Operative will operate fair and anti-discriminatory policies and procedures.
Sydenham Housing Co-Operative aims to ensure:
That it is representative, democratic and accountable.
Equality of opportunity in consultation with its members and in encouraging participation.
That it promotes and encourages active membership by all individuals and sections of the community.
Positive steps are taken to tackle, stop and avoid any discrimination.
A fair, appropriate and high quality service is provided to all tenants.
That it creates and maintains the reputation for being a good equal opportunities organisation.
Sydenham Housing Co-Operative recognises that tackling discrimination and disadvantage is an immense task and that work in this area will develop over time. It is intended that no groups of people will be excluded. This policy is all-embracing in that it upholds the principle of equal opportunities for all sections of society.
Sydenham Housing Co-Operative is committed to promote equal opportunity and access to all of its services to its members . In doing so it will have regard to the following list of relevant equal opportunities legislation:
Sydenham Housing Co-Operative will achieve these aims by:
Ensuring that its policies and procedures comply with good equal opportunities practices
Promoting the co-op’s aim to be an equal opportunities organisation
Ensuring that there is equality of opportunity in housing provision
Removing all barriers to effective consultation and providing opportunities, including equal access to training to promote participation