Merseyside Police remains one of the top employers for gay workers in the country but have dropped in the overall rankings.
The leading gay rights charity Stonewall ranks the Force 13th out of 352 organisations in their 'Work Equality Index' whereas the force came eighth out of 317 organisations last year.
According to Merseyside Police their staff have been working hard to ensure there is equal opportunity for all their employees including an induction programme for trainees where heads of each staff network group promote lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) equality and inform both LGB and non-LGB recruits about the group’s activities.
Chief Inspector Jeanette Wrigley said: "Our continued high ranking in the Stonewall Index is a tribute to our staff and community members who have helped us to be an employer of choice for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"It sends a strong message to our staff and the community that Merseyside Police embraces equality of opportunity for all and provides an inclusive and diverse workplace."
The Force have also produced a number of workshops called ‘Hate Crime On Trial’ for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) History Month last February that featured a mock trial of an assault on a gay man. Members of the LGB community attended and debated the outcome and sentence of the trial.
As well as this, last September officers escorted a group of young LGBT people on an educational exchange week to Krakow working with young Polish LGBT people.
The Force also sponsors ‘Homotopia’, an annual LGBT art festival held in venues across Liverpool.
Chief Inspector Jeanette Wrigley added: "We will continue to work with our staff and community members to build on this success in enhancing our workplace for all of our employees."
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