Gay equality organisation ranks police among top employers (From Daily Echo)
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Gay equality organisation ranks Hampshire Constabulary among top employers
10:34am Friday 13th January 2012 in News
Gay equality organisation ranks police among top employers
HAMPSHIRE Constabulary has remained the UK’s top police force for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.
The constabulary came 14th in an annual workplace index compiled by the Stonewall organisation that ranks the country’s employees on their commitment to their LGB staff and communities.
Chief Constable Alex Marshall said: “My organisation is as committed now as it ever has been to providing an excellent service and ensuring everyone is treated fairly, equally and with respect.
“I applaud the achievements of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and all the organisations that enter into it. The fact the competition has become much tougher is testament to the progress the country as a whole is making in improving the quality of life for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.”
Comments(8)
chrisdemeanour
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4:01pm Fri 13 Jan 12
How very very sad!
angus mc coatup
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4:52pm Fri 13 Jan 12
chrisdemeanour
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5:59pm Fri 13 Jan 12
Fatty x Ford Worker
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7:28pm Fri 13 Jan 12
angus mc coatup
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7:35pm Fri 13 Jan 12
don't worry they will probably give you a hundred lines.And incidentally I totally agree with your post, the police should stop trying to be social workers and get on with catching the wrong uns
GraduallyACat
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12:47pm Sat 14 Jan 12
angus mc coatup wrote:A hundred lines?! Wow! I'll be up for days
chris
don't worry they will probably give you a hundred lines.And incidentally I totally agree with your post, the police should stop trying to be social workers and get on with catching the wrong uns
gazdance
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5:31pm Sun 15 Jan 12
In response to some of the comments placed on here I would like to inform people that this result has not come about as the result of some box ticking agenda from senior management. Every year a voluntary survey gets emailed out to all officers and staff. We can fill it in if we want to - no one forces anyone to do and it takes all of 2 minutes. The completed surveys are then sent back to Stonewall.
Yes, Chrisdemeanour, all should be treated equally but that has not always been the case in the work place for gay people/black people/women etc. The results of the survey simply reflect the feelings of staff within the organisation.
I would say that all police officers are up for equal opportunity policing i.e it doesn't matter whether you are gay, straight, black, asian, white male or female; if you're a criminal then you're getting arrested!
As for the comment about the police should stop being social workers - you will find that most police officers would love to - but the reality is that no one else would do half of the stuff the police are expected to do.
soton-mike80 says...
3:35pm Fri 13 Jan 12