In November 2004, sportscotland , in partnership with UK Sport and the other three home country sports councils, launched the Equity Standard: A Framework for Sport (the Standard). This is a framework that can be used by governing bodies of sport to help them mainstream equity into their functions, and ensure that people are being treated fairly and given equality of opportunities throughout their sport. It will also help governing bodies to ensure that they are meeting their legal obligations in relation to equity.
The Standard will assist and guide organisations to develop a meaningful long term plan for equity, and to achieve real organisational success and improvement in achieving equity and promoting diversity.
Organisations work through the four levels of the Standard, and are assessed by trained Equity Standard Advisers at the end of each level. Once an organisation has achieved a level of the Standard, it receives a certificate of accreditation, and is entitled to use the Equity Standard logo on its publication materials and in its communications.
The Standard has been endorsed by a range of key agencies including the Women’s Sports Foundation, Sporting Equals, the English Federation of Disability Sport and the CC
PR.
Currently ABS Ltd is working with sportscotland to achieve the Equity Standard Foundation level. Part of this work is to publish a draft strategy on the ABS website to allow members to comment on the draft policy – this can be found via the following link
ABS Draft Equity Policy – Foundation Level
Please send any comments back to ABS Ltd, 5 Nasmyth Court, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 5EG
