UK Government research shows that people with non-English sounding names have to make 74% more applications to get a job interview than those with English-sounding names, even though they have similar qualifications, experience and CVs. Because of this some organisations have developed a procedure for “blind applications”. All reference to the names of the candidates…
Since CEN's inception in 1999 we been providing Free Advice, Support and Representation to Parents/Carers of Children who are at risk of exclusion or have been excluded from school. It is clear the whole exclusions issue in London schools is URGENT and needs immediate attention as we are mindful that the situation where Black pupils…
Lee Jasper recently declared that: “The monitoring [data collection and analysis] that started rigorously following the death of Stephen Lawrence is being abandoned. Doreen Lawrence has complained about it. Other black activists have complained about it. But the Government calls it ‘red tape’, which shows their lack of interest in promoting equality”. We are he…
We have started the petition "The British Government: Keep the Public Sector Equality Duty" and need your help to get it off the ground. Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-british-government-keep-the-public-sector-equality-duty-2 Here's why it's important: If you are affected disproportionately by stop and search policies, school exclusions, poor access…
The Equality and Diversity Forum sent an open letter to all Members of the House of Commons concerning the general duty of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and caste discrimination. Read the letter here.
Sadly all three major parties are running scared of UKIP after the recent Eastleigh by-election. The level of discussion about race and migration is becoming more shrill and harsh by the day – and we are still two years away from a general election. The Tories and the Coalition Government are determined to get net…
We have now introduced a blog site where staff and volunteers will post new blogs regularly to keep you up to date on what is happing at ROTA. Read our blogs here.
On 11th June 2012, the government announced significant changes to the family migration rules in the UK. The key changes, which largely came into force on 9 July 2012, include a new income requirement of £18,600 for people wishing to sponsor a partner to come to the UK, an extended period (from two to five…
I am hugely pleased and proud to take up my post as Chief Executive at ROTA. I follow in the footsteps of two very influential and inspiring black women: Dinah Cox and Elizabeth Henry, who not only put Race on the Agenda but also put ROTA on the map. As a small strategic and policy organisation…