Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Moving The Dial
Ensuring that Hampshire’s diverse communities can share their thoughts, work with us, and be part of the game regardless of their backgrounds.
The FA and Hampshire FA are here to ensure that everyone who is involved in football has a great experience – regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability, faith, or age.
At Hampshire FA, we are proud to be working towards integrating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across our organisation and our grassroots football community.
This work is underpinned by our new EDI Strategy ‘Moving the Dial’ (2024-28) and our three strategic priorities:
- Commercial – building strong relationships with our community
- Grassroots football – Making football a game for all
- Running the business – Creating a positive environment where our people thrive
Find out more about our commitment to Moving the Dial below
Get In Touch
Alienor Chartier
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Phone: 01256 853026
(9am - 5pm Monday - Friday)
A Game Free From Discrimination
Download the Hampshire FA Equality Policy
Download The England Footbal Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Calendar 2024-25
EDI Workshops & events
Look through our upcoming events!
28/01/2025 - Mental Health Awareness Workshop
Hampshire FA are offering a Mental Health Awareness workshops as part of the Football for Better Minds programme. The workshop is free and can be accessed by anybody who has an active role in grassroots football (parents, players, coaches, referees, volunteers etc).
12/02/2025 - Autism Awareness Workshop
Delivered by Autism Hampshire, coaches & club welfare officers are invited to learn how they can support autistic players, coaches & volunteers.
12th February 2025
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Stoneham Lane Football Complex (SO16 2PA)
£10 attendance fee.
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Using the Power of Football to Engage Local Communities
At Hampshire FA, we aim to foster stronger connections with local communities throughout the county. We believe in using the power of football to build a better future for all communities within Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Bournemouth. We want to use football as a platform to bring people together, celebrate diversity, and strengthen our community links.
Our community engagement officer is always seeking new opportunities to celebrate important cultural, religious, or community events with local groups. We’ve been able to provide a wide range of football activities at previous community events such as the Mela in Eastleigh, PlayFest in Aldershot, Love Where You Live event in Southampton, or the Adopt South Winter day in Winchester.
From informative sign-posting stands to soccercise activities specifically designed for women and girls, to small-sided football games catered to children, and entertaining keepy-uppy challenges, we have something for everyone. For further details or to explore collaboration opportunities, please reach out to Alienor Chartier, our dedicated Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer, at Alienor.Chartier@HampshireFA.com
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HAMPSHIRE FA INCLUSION ADVISORY GROUP (IAG)
Hampshire FA is responsible for setting standards and values to apply throughout football at every level. Football belongs to, and should be enjoyed by anyone, who wants to participate in it.
Following a review of the local Race / Equality Advisory Groups in August 2011, The FA National Game Board communicated an expectation that an Inclusion Advisory Group (IAG) should be established in every County FA.
The Hampshire FA IAG assists with guiding Hampshire FA in providing services that focus on engaging all its communities, which embed positive interventions to address any gaps in provision, employ effective processes to deal with complaints, and demonstrate diverse representation across its structures that reflect the local football population.
As part of a county-wide approach to delivering Equality & Inclusion, the IAG has created a whole business Equality Action Plan.
If you're interested in finding out more about the Hampshire FA Inclusion Advisory Group, please contact Alienor Chartier - Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer.
Organisations that support Diversity & Inclusion
We support the outstanding work being done by the organisations below towards anti-discrimination and inclusion within football and wider society...
Kick It Out
Football v Homophobia
Hey Girls
Celebrating Hampshire FA's Commitment to Equality and Inclusion
We are thrilled to announce that Hampshire FA has been awarded the Preliminary Level of the Equality Standard for Sports, a national recognition by Sport England and the FA.
The Equality Standard, launched in 2004 by the UK Sports Councils, aims to tackle inequalities in the sports sector. It provides a framework guiding sports organizations towards achieving equality.
Achieving the Preliminary Level means that:
- Hampshire FA is fully committed to promoting equality, ensuring this commitment reaches all our staff and volunteers.
- We have a clear understanding of the barriers faced by under-represented groups in sports and have developed a robust equality action plan. This plan is well understood and embraced by all staff, volunteers, and key stakeholders.
To demonstrate our suitability for this award, we had to review our recruitment policies, offer new training opportunities for staff members and volunteers, carry out a data audit of how representative the Hampshire FA community is compared to our county, and had to implement a new Equality Action Plan to imbed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) across our workforce.
With the support of our Inclusion Advisory Group and key stakeholders, we submitted our application in March 2023 and successfully passed with flying colours in May 2023.
While there is still much work ahead, this achievement is a testament to Hampshire FA's commitment to EDI. We firmly believe that, with the support of our local communities, we can make football a truly inclusive, accessible, and welcoming environment for everyone in Hampshire.
We invite you to learn more about the Equality Standard
Equality Standard for Sport - Preliminary Level
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