BVF Diversity Statement

Message from Our Chair

Having taken on the role of chair at British Volleyball Federation I have been impressed by the strong commitment from the organisations to strengthen its diversity across not only the board, but the whole network. Equality and Inclusion sit at the heart of British Volleyball Federation and all we do as reflected in our organisation’s values. We feel the Board of British Volleyball Federation should reflect the wider community that it serves and applies the principles set out in the Equality Act 2010.

We will work to ensure that the Board of British Volleyball Federation contains a diverse and representative group of talented, skilled individuals that demonstrate strong decision making to help British Volleyball Federation achieve its aims, objectives, mission and values.

The Board will ensure that we demonstrate a strong and public commitment to progressing towards achieving gender parity and greater diversity on its Board including greater Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation as well as disabled individuals and those from an LGBTQ background. 

British Volleyball Federation is committed to ensuring it is both fully supportive and compliant with all relevant legislation, rules, regulations and standards relating to equity and diversity in relation to our Board and throughout the organisation. We are committed to the adoption of appropriate standards set out in the Equality Standard for Sport.

I am extremely proud to report the equality across the sport with; 46% of participants across national events being female, 51% of the registered players in the National Volleyball League being from a BAME background. Our board currently very diverse with a 50/50 gender balance with BAME, LGBTQ and disability represented on the board.

We hope to be seen as a model of good practice in this area and work with other partners, with expertise in equity and diversity, to ensure British Volleyball Federation is on open and inclusive sport. 

Richard Callicott

British Volleyball Federation Chair