Government response to the consultation ‘Judicial review: proposals for further reform’
On 5 February 2014, the Ministry of Justice published the Government response to the consultation ‘Judicial review: proposals for further reform’.
The Immigration Bill – it just gets worse!
Read the latest blog 'The Immigration Bill – it just gets worse!' by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. The Immigration Bill is without doubt the most damaging piece of legislation for race equality and community relations that has gone before Parliament in the last 30 years. It is now over…… continue >>>
Welcome to 2014!
Read the latest blog by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. Well here we are in January 2014 and the tidal wave of Romanian and Bulgarian benefit tourists hasn’t materialised. Farcical New Year scenes at Luton Airport of MPs and journalists staking out arrivals from half empty planes arriving from Sofia and Bucharest (and discovering two…
Final report from the Shaping the Future seminar series available now
Between November 2011 and October 2013 ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered some of the main challenges facing London’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children and young people, following a difficult economic period and wide-spread policy reforms and public spending cuts. The 500 participants agreed some progress had been made…
London for All, LVSC’s London Councils’ commission 2013-15
London for All’ is a London Councils’ funded project designed to capacity build London’s voluntary and community sector. ‘London for All’ can help your organisation strengthen its knowledge and skills, work more effectively and efficiently, deliver more accessible services and better support service users. The partnership project led by London Voluntary Service Council offers insight…
Equality Duty: Best Practice Case Study of the Week – 9 December 2013
9 December 2013 NHS Centre improves equality data collection The Wales NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights undertook a patient equality monitoring project. This has: developed a minimum data set that is inclusive of all six equality strands facilitated the necessary technical changes to be made to the patient information systems operating across…
Another attack on multiculturalism
Read the latest blog by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. David Cameron has launched another attack on multiculturalism as part of his attack on Islamist extremism. “Timid politicians with a ‘misplaced’ fear of offending…..continue >>>
Best Practice Case Study of the Week – 2 December 2013
2 December 2013 Equality impact assessment leads to changes in taxi licensing services, promoting driver safety and improving relations with BME drivers[1] A review of feedback and complaints to the taxi and private hire licensing service of Bristol City Council identified a number of complaints from drivers who felt that they were not being treated…
Sheffield MPs stoke up conflict with Roma migrants
Read the latest blog by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. Nick Clegg and David Blunkett ought to know better. Both Sheffield MPs have attacked the Roma minority in the Page Hall area of Sheffield. Blunkett says "We have got to change the ….continue >>
Free schools failing on equalities, new research shows
New research from Race on the Agenda (ROTA) shows that free schools are failing to comply with statutory requirements on equality. The public sector equality duty (PSED) exists to support schools to tackle unlawful discrimination, meet diverse needs, identify and address the reasons for different educational outcomes for different groups, and create school environments where…
