Your data and rights
Data Protection Act
The information you provide will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1998 and any subsequent legislation.
Equality Act 2010
This Act protects people with disabilities from unlawful discrimination. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for jobs - all information will be treated in confidence.
We operate a Disability Confident scheme for disabled people, who demonstrate on their application, that they meet the specified selection criteria for the job.
Equal Opportunities in volunteering
Slough Borough Council is committed to being an employer of choice. Our aim is to ensure that no volunteer applicant receives less favourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, maternity and pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. These are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. In addition, the Council also recognises trade union membership and activity or any other reason which cannot be shown to be justified which will also result in grounds for unfair discrimination.
Recruitment and selection criteria, procedures and practices will be kept under regular review to ensure that individuals are selected on merit. All volunteers will be given equal opportunity and, where appropriate, training to progress within the Council.
Local authorities have a legal responsibility to promote Equality of Opportunity. The Council is committed to the use of those statutory provisions which permit Positive Action to improve recruitment and access to training where disadvantaged groups are under-represented. In particular the Council aims to be representative of the local population of whom over a third are of ethnic minority origin. The Council continually monitors this policy to assess its effectiveness.