• Disabled Rights
UK says omission ‘isn’t surprising’
• FA now claims code is a ‘starting point’ to be revisited
The
Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code sends the message “it is OK to exclude disabled people”, a leading advocacy group has warned, after the largest minority in
Britain was missed from the code’s targets.
Disability Rights UK has questioned the Diversity Code after it was hailed as a step change in equality and representation in football, and sport more broadly, following its launch last week.