Diversity
Greater Manchester Probation Trust seeks to promote equality of opportunity, fairness and justice in all our work within the criminal justice system and the wider community.
7% of the population of Greater Manchester is classified as belonging to a non-white ethnic group. The percentage of staff we employ from minority ethnic groups currently exceeds that of the local population. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce represents diversity within our communities, not only for black and minority ethnic groups but, for example, in relation to disability and sexual orientation.
Positive about diversity
We are committed to ensuring that everyone has equal treatment at work and to recruit people from all backgrounds so that the workforce represents the people we serve.
Greater Manchester Probation Trust Board seeks to make sure that the relevant qualifications, skills, talents and experience of employees are utilised to the full and that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, sexual orientation (defined as heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian or bisexual), transgender, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, disability or union membership/non membership or is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified.
Positive about race, disability, age, religion and gender equality
Greater Manchester Probation Trust has agreed its first overarching Equality Scheme and detailed action plan. The decision to introduce an overarching scheme for all equality categories is made on the premise that all people in all categories are of equal importance and a single scheme brings together in one place all the issues and how the Trust intends to address them.
A one year detailed action plan is included that describes the work that will be undertaken in 2009 - 2010. This will be reviewed twice within the year and superseded by a new annual action plan which will be developed through impact assessments completed by managers and service users as an annual process.
The next three years will see continuing change in the way probation services are provided. In readiness for the challenges ahead, managing Equality will underpin the Trust’s strategic plan which will ensure that this organisation is well placed to deliver the services that local people receive.
We will be seeking your views about the scheme very soon to confirm whether we are planning appropriate action.
15th July 2010
Community Payback Brightens Altrincham FC's Ground
19th May 2010
Offenders Visit Employment & Training Event Hosted by GMPT
22nd April 2010
Community Payback Improves Church Hall
