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Race equality scheme

Under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, public bodies, including the City of Durham Council are required, in carrying out their functions, to have due regard to the need:

a) to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination; and

b) to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups.

A number of public bodies, including the City of Durham Council, are subject to specific duties in addition to the general duty. The specific duties require the Council to publish a Race Equality Scheme and to report on progress annually.

Regulations made under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and guidance issued by the Commission for Racial Equality set out the required contents of Race Equality Schemes.

The Council reviewed its Race Equality Scheme in 2006 and the current scheme covers the period April 2007 to March 2010. Please click on the links below to read the scheme.

Race Equality Scheme

Race Equality Scheme Action Plan

If you would like to make any comments on our equalities and diversity work, share your views on our equality schemes or what you feel some of the main issues are, or if you have any questions please contact us.