Race Equality Schemes

Assessing functions and policies, and proposed policies for relevance to the performance of the general statutory duty.

• Evidence of proportionality being applied;
• Evidence of stakeholders being consulted;
• List includes procurement and partnerships.

Assessing and consulting on the likely impact of proposed policies on promoting race equality.

• Evidence of how the impact assessment and consultation process has been mainstreamed into:
  • standard policy making
  • processes
  • business planning
  • any quality assurances systems

Monitoring existing policies for adverse impact on the promotion of race equality

• Evidence of monitoring system that enables the identification of differential impact on all racial groups, including, for example, gypsies and travellers
• Ethnic monitoring arrangements linked appropriately with other relevant monitoring arrangements.

Publishing the results of assessments, consultations and monitoring

• Proactive practice in relation to translating results of assessments, consultation, and monitoring results into the languages spoken within the organisations local area / customer base.

Ensuring public access to information and services

• Methods used to promote and ensure improved access i.e. outreach or specialist services, linkworkers
• Details of how accessibility questions / criteria are integrated into the organisation's review, impact assessment and monitoring arrangements.

Training staff in relation to the general statutory duty and the appropriate order

• Evidence of a skills audit having been carried out;
• A trainers for trainers programme to ensure in-house training expertise in all aspects of the general statutory duty and the orders.