The Football Association
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR FOOTBALL
1. As the governing body of the national game, The Football Association (The FA) is responsible for setting standards and values to apply throughout the game at every level. Football belongs to, and should be enjoyed by, everyone equally. Our commitment is to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or disability.
2. The FA is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity within our own organisation and to encouraging similar commitment from every organisation or individual acting within the game.
3. Equality of opportunity at the FA means that in all our activities we will not discriminate, or in any way treat anyone less favourably, on grounds of sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion or disability. This includes:
? The advertisement of jobs
? The selection of candidates for employment promotion
? Job location or working environment
? Pay and employment terms and conditions
? Internal training and development activities
? External coaching and education activities and awards
? Football development activities
? Selection for representative teams
? Appointments to honorary positions
4. The FA will not tolerate sexual or racially-based harassment or other discriminatory behaviour, whether physical or verbal, and will work to ensure that such behaviour is met with appropriate disciplinary action in whatever context it occurs.
The FA is committed to the development of a programme of ongoing training and awareness-raising events and activities in order to promote the eradication of discrimination within its own organisation and, in the wider context, within football as a whole.
