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EQUITY POLICY
17 OCTOBER
Scope
I.
The equity officer has absolute discretion over all offences and actions taken.
II. The rules and regulations contained within this document apply to all competition events,
including but not limited to rounds, adjudication, socials, and crash.
III. The rules and regulations contained within this document apply to any and all attendants of the
Strathclyde Open.
The equity officer has absolute discretion over all offences and actions taken.
a) The offender may also face further consequences, after a confidential discussion
with the committee.
b) Additionally, the offended party may choose to take legal action against the offender.
In this case the equity officer will assist in any way possible.
IV. Confidentiality
A. In all cases of equity, all parties involved will be protected with the utmost confidentiality,
and the names or identifying details of all parties involved will never be intentionally shared
with anyone unless it is deemed absolutely necessary.
B. Unless it is against the express wishes of all parties involved, all equity violations will be
recorded in writing, with the time and date of the event and a description as well as the
name of the equity officer concerned. None of this information will include names of any
people involved, nor will it include any identifying details.
C. Banning or Further Consequences
1. If there is a situation in which the offender may be banned from future host union
events, or if there is a situation in which further action must be taken against the
offender, then the equity officer will have discretion over these situations. This may
include a discussion with the committee of the host union, which will abide by the
utmost confidentiality.
2. If the EUDU committee has come to a decision that the offender will be banned, they
can either be banned from (a) all future internal EUDU events and/or (b) all future
EUDU competitions.
Something happens to raise concern. Even if you are unsure whether or not what happened
is an equity violation, it is still important to raise your concerns and proceed to the next step.
Even what may seem like a small concern should be addressed adequately so that everyone
can feel safe at an event. You may be the person directly effected by the equity violation, or
you may be a witness to a violation. No matter who you are in the situation, you are fully
encouraged to voice your concerns.
II. Tell someone. You may choose to bring up this concern immediately after it happens, or at a
time when you feel comfortable. However, you are encouraged to voice your concern before
the end of the event, so that it is much easier for the equity officer to establish what happened
and help you to the best of their ability. You can bring your concern to the official equity officer
at the event. If you do not feel comfortable doing this, then you can do any of the following:
A. Tell a friend and ask them to help you bring up this equity concern.
B. Tell another organiser at the competition.
C. Tell anyone you trust.
III. Have a discussion. The equity officer will ask you what happened, when it happened, and
other details about your concern. You may choose to remain anonymous about your concern
(Note: if you are the person directly affected by the equity violation and you choose to remain
anonymous, the offender will not be able to issue a personal apology. The rest of the
consequences, however, will remain the same).
IV. The equity officer listens to all accounts. The equity officer will then ask the other people
involved, such as the person who committed the equity violation and a friend who raised the
equity concern with you. The equity violation will be recorded in writing with the time, date,
description, and equity officers name. This record will not include any names of people
involved or any identifying details.
V. The equity officer works with you to decide on what to do next. This is tailored differently
depending on the situation, and in all cases the equity officer has complete discretion over all
cases. Sometimes, this means that the person who violated equity is required to apologise. In
other cases, you may decide that you just want the offender to know that what they did was
wrong. In the most serious cases, the offender will be removed from the event, or you will want
to take legal action, which we will help you with.