Specifically, we aim to ensure that: • we have access to the widest labour market and secure the best employees for our needs; • people are selected, promoted and treated equally, enabling us to maximise potential to the benefit of individuals and  • we have employment procedures and practices which do not discriminate on grounds of age, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, disability, sensitive medical conditions, pregnancy or maternity, social background, political opinion, trade union membership, or any other legally protected category; • we treat all those with whom we come into contact with respect; • we meet, as a minimum, our statutory obligations regarding employment legislation; • we communicate the Equal Opportunities and Diversity policy and responsibilities for achieving fairness and equality; and • senior managers understand their responsibility for enforcing this policy and we all share responsibility for upholding it.