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Mannie - Here's something that's been concerning me: last Spring we began the review and revision of our existing EO policy, with the intention of expanding it into a broader statement with valuing diversity and promoting equality as the overarching ethos, in other words, the WHAT and WHY (or vision). The intention was - and I believe still is -- to support the broad statement of policy with issue-specific action plans, in other words, the HOW, WHEN and BY WHOM. We had hoped to meet the requirements of the RRAA with just such an action plan. I floated this idea at a CRE HE Forum last spring, but understood from the CRE that this approach would not meet their requirements. However, I also see in the Code and other advise notes that the racial equality can be "combined with" another policy . .. but that "the race equality policy will need to be clearly identifiable and easily available". Does "incorporated into" count? Or do they mean a separate document, "attached to" the main policy? That said, we do have a separate Employment of Disabled People Policy, as the law permits - even encourages - positive discrimination (for example, guaranteed interview schemes). To my knowledge, the RRAA doesn't extend to that. Or have I missed something? Again, something that can be raised in the consultation process, but early clarification would be appreciated! Regards, Faith =========================== On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 12:33:38 -0000 Emmanuell Kusemamuriwo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > As part of the ECU/CRE partnership work in devising a Model Race Equality > Policy Structure for HEIs, we are holding a workshop tomorrow (30/01/02) to > finalise this part of our work. It is then intended that the resultant Model > Policy Structure will be ready to be distributed to all HEIs by Friday > (8/02/02) > > In order to ensure that our workshop is as comprehensively informed of the > issues as possible, I would like to invite colleagues to email me, by the > end of the day, any pressing issues that you might have with the specific > duties, especially the one on writing and maintaining your Race Equality > Policy. I will then take any issues raised, to be addressed at the workshop > in order for the final structure to take into account all raised issues. > These need not be any complicated issues but those that you have come across > thus far, as you have been considering your response to the specific duties, > especially given the 31st May deadline. > > The Model Structure is intended to then assist you in responding to the HEI > specific duties under the RRAA. > > I look forward to your response. > > Regards > Mannie. > > > > Emmanuell (Mannie) Kusemamuriwo (Policy Adviser: Ethnicity and Cultural > Diversity) > > Equality Challenge Unit > 3rd Floor, Tavistock Place, > London WC1H 9RA > > Tel 020 7520 7060 > Fax 020 7520 7069 > Email: [log in to unmask] ---------------------- Faith Marchal Equal Opportunities Adviser Anglia Polytechnic University Bishop Hall Lane Chelmsford CM1 1SQ [log in to unmask] APU is committed to being an Equal Opportunities employer.