The aim of this Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement is to communicate the commitment of the Trustees and Staff of The Benevolent Society Charity to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion across all of its activities.
The Benevolent Society Charity  operates as a charity in line with all current legislation.
It is our policy to provide an inclusive environment to all, irrespective of:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender or gender reassignment
• Marital or civil partnership status
• Pregnancy, maternity or parental status
• Race (including colour, caste, nationality, ethnic or national origin)
• Religion or belief
• Sexual orientation

​We are fundamentally opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination including direct and/or indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation. 
This inclusion policy will be implemented across all aspects of the organisation’s work, including:

• the appointment of members to its Board of Trustees
• the appointment of staff members, their conditions of service and employment procedures
• all forms of grant giving, should you meet the occupation, financial and situation criteria set by the charity
• access to events

Intrinsic to our charitable purpose is the underpinning ideal that The Benevolent Society Charity  will be open to all within these and the wider industries.