1. Statement

This document is a statement of our policy for achieving safety and equality of opportunity throughout Games London events. This policy shall inform the actions and attitudes of all London Games Festival employees, sub-contractors, guests, volunteers, participants, and members of the general public attending, engaging with or participating in any event associated with Games London.

We recognise that individuals and groups should have equal opportunity to attend, engage and participate in any event associated with the London Games Festival, regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender and gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy status, physical appearance, body size, race, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin or religion.

We understand that equality of opportunity includes:

– those attending and / or participating in our events.

– the employment, training, recruitment and selection of employees, sub-contractors, trustees, volunteers, guests, and participants.

– how we communicate, both internally and externally, including how we portray participants in our events.

2 Implementation of Policy

We will brief all employees, sub-contractors, volunteers, guests, and Festival participants on this policy and everyone must agree to apply it in practice when working / volunteering for the Festival. We ask all London Games Festival employees, sub-contractors, volunteers, guests and participants to conduct themselves in a manner in which we can all take pride, and to accept their part in promoting equal opportunities.

The Games London team and the Head of Games are responsible for ensuring that this policy is implemented and they will review this on an annual basis.

3 How we will deal with instances of negative discrimination

We are committed to taking action against all forms of discrimination. If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible to London Games Festival by contacting joe.carter@games.london or phoning Film London on (0)20 7613 7676. Our first priority will be to investigate your concerns and seek to resolve the issue to your satisfaction.

If you have a disability (for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act) please inform us so that we can consider what reasonable adjustments can be made. More information on event accessibility can be found here.

We remind all Festival participants that they have a duty to report discriminatory behaviour, and to act in accordance with this policy, and the requirements of any relevant legislation.

We do not, and will not, tolerate any form of harassment. Harassment includes, but is not limited to: Personal verbal comments that relate to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following. Harassing photography or recording. Sustained disruption of talks or other events. Inappropriate physical contact. Unwelcome sexual attention. Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour. Appropriate action will be taken against anyone found to be acting in such a manner in accordance with the terms and conditions of their engagement as an employee, sub-contractor, trustee, volunteer, guest, or participant of the London Games Festival.