Accord Equality & Fairness Report 2020
Action
Diversity
Strand
Action
Owner
Time-Scale
Ensure that any PRP payments – when
re-introduced – are monitored by diversity
strands
All Sally Brown May 2021
Continue our work on “ageing well”
specifically in relation to dementia and
BAME
Explore how we break down some of the
stereotyping re applicants for roles (e.g.
looking at how we word our adverts) and
also create some positive role models
Age, BAME,
Disability
GPG, BLM,
BAME
and also
LGBTQ+
and
Disability
Rishi Spolia,
Nicole
Beeching
Sara Woodall
and Equality
& Fairness
Group
March 2021
December
2020
Actionplan
Undertake training on “unconscious bias”
GPG, BLM,
BAME, age
and also
LGBTQ+
and
Disability
Lisa Rudge March 2021
Identify Women of Potential potential Black
leaders and provide sponsors / mentors at
senior management, exec and board level
GPG and
also
potentially
BLM, BAME
LGBTQ+
and
Disability
Exec Team and
Board
December
2020
Undertake “time in role” analysis by
demographics to identify where individuals
might get “stuck” or overlooked for
promotion
Do a 3 year “look back” to new hires
and promotions to see if there was any
potential bias
GPG, age,
BLM, BAME
LGBTQ+
and
Disability
GPG, age,
BLM, BAME
LGBTQ+
and
Disability
Sally Brown January 2021
Sally Brown January 2021
Identify Black staff who can receive &
provide two-way mentoring and support
BLM
Exec Team and
Board
December
2020
Review job titles to make them more
gender neutral
GPG
Samantha
Round
For all new
recruitment
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