Culture
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Our culture is friendly, professional and supportive. And our people take great pride in what they do and the rewards they enjoy. Ideas are listened to and both personal and career development are encouraged. People enjoy working here, which is why they tend to stay.
We hold social events to celebrate success, and we invest in our facilities – and of course our people too. As each person plays a crucial part in our success, we support them anyway we can.
Our values
Our work demands a combination of skills, knowledge and competencies. And we take the time to ensure that everyone has the expertise they need to do their job to the best of their abilities.
A positive culture is the ideal environment for success to flourish. So, we have developed a set of values and behaviours to create such a culture:
- Making a difference when it matters by prioritising, and being organised, effective and influential.
- Communicating effectively with both customers and colleagues.
- Valuing and supporting others, working together to develop and support everyone, so we can achieve more than we could on our own.
- Improving through innovation, always encouraging people to change things for the better and embrace change suggested by others.
- Taking pride in what we do, focusing on customers and quality to ensure that every effort is made to provide a high quality service.
Equality and diversity
At the ICO we strive to ensure that all staff are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
We value the diversity of our people and the different qualities they bring to the organisation. Our firm commitment to equality and diversity issues have seen us establish an active committee to deal with such issues and establish an action plan for further improving accessibility to our jobs and services.
