>>> "Harris, Barbara" <[log in to unmask]> 10/06/2003 16:05:23 >>>
Hello Everyone,
I have just attended a meeting where it was mentioned that Conwy Council in
Wales are being taken to court by the CRE as they have yet to produce a RES.
Do any of you have any further information on this?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Barbara Harris
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Barbara
Conwy Council have been issued with a "compliance notice". I think our
website will explain what this is as Alaba has referred you to. But it means
that the Council have 28 days to take action and report back to the CRE. If
after 3 months the organisation has not in the opinion of the CRE made
sufficient progress and is still not meeting one or more of its specific
duties under the Act the CRE can apply to the county court for an order to
obey the notice. If the court grants the order and the organisation does
not keep to it then the organisation may be found in contempt of court.
You can find this information in the Code of Practice on the duty to promote
race equality which can be purchased from TSO via our website.
It may be of interest to members that in advance of a compliance notice
organisations are sent at least 3 letters from the CRE asking them to
provide a copy of their Race Equality Scheme or respond to apparent gaps in
the Scheme, so overall organisations get several opportunities and
considerable time to respond before things become formal. To date numerous
letters have been sent to various public sector organisations enquiring
about their Scheme as a result of CRE initiated queries or following being
alerted by others. It remains to be seen how many of them will respond at
this stage.
Any other questions please ask
Sarah
http://www.cre.gov.uk/media/nr_arch/2003/s030515.html
Sarah Corlett and Brian Colman
Health Strategy Advisers
Commission for Racial Equality
St Dunstan's House
201-211 Borough High St
London
SE1 1GZ
email: [log in to unmask]
telephone: 020 7939 0226
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