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OVH has published its first Race Equality Action Plan. This covers the period 2008-2009 and focuses on achieving race equality through six key areas of our business:

:-Corporate strategy, commitment and governance
:-Service delivery and customer care
:-Staff recruitment, selection, retention and training
:-Resident and community involvement
:-Contractors, consultants and procurement
:-Working with partners

It sets out our commitment to promoting race equality and tackling discrimination in all our activities.

We are committed to ensuring that:

eople from all ethnic groups have equal access to our services and decision-making processes, and that black and minority ethnic (BME) communities are equally satisfied with the quality of services they receive.
:-Our staff profile reflects the communities we work in, with BME staff fairly represented at all levels.
:-OVH is led by a board that fairly represents the communities we work in and who act as true leaders in promoting race equality.
:-Any contractor, consultant or partner working with OVH delivers its business to residents in a way that promotes race equality.

This action plan forms part of our Equality and Diversity policy and strategy and underpins our wider equality and diversity action plan to maximise the potential positive impact on race equality. Race Equality Action Plan 2008-2009 .