EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY
The Board is committed to the development and expansion of positive policies to promote equal opportunities in life regardless of individuals’ gender, marital status, creed, colour, race, ethnic origin, religious or political beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or age (The BBFC is unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 on account of their possible exposure to age -restricted material while working here.)
These principles will apply to all employment matters including recruitment, conditions of work, pay, hours of work, holiday entitlement, overtime, work allocation, guaranteed earning, sick pay, pension, training, promotion, redeployment and redundancy.
The Board aims
to ensure that no job applicant or employee is placed at
a disadvantage by requirements or conditions which would have
disproportionally adverse effects on him or her. Entry into employment
within the Board and progression within it will be determined solely by
the application of objective criteria, personal performance and
merit. 
Notwithstanding the above, the Board will need to appoint some staff with knowledge of specific foreign languages and cultures and the requirements for such qualifications will be of primary importance in the process of recruitment. The requirement for work of that particular kind is bound to fluctuate and the need for such staff will accordingly vary from time to time.
To ensure the Equal Opportunities Policy is effective, the overall responsibility for its implementation and monitoring will be allocated to the Head of Personnel, and it will be made known to all job applicants and employees.
Contractors working on the Board’s premises will also be expected to comply with the Equal Opportunities Policy. The Board recognises that whilst much can be achieved through the development and implementation of policies, practices and procedures to eliminate unlawful and unfair discrimination, real progress towards equality of opportunity requires a programme of action which involves the commitment and participation of all staff. Genuine equal opportunity requires a commitment to the policy from everyone.
Equal Opportunities form (pdf)