Racial equality

Since 1998 Glasgow City Council has adopted a proactive approach to dealing with racial discrimination and harassment. In that year the Council launched the Anti-Racism Policy Statement outlining its vision of Glasgow as a city that encourages racial diversity, promotes racial equality and challenges institutional racism. At the same time the Council published its first anti-racism action plan.

Since then the Council has engaged in systematic work to monitor the use of services by black and ethnic minority people. For example, it has introduced initiatives to encourage more black and ethnic minority job applicants. It has also put in place procedures for dealing with racial harassment by members of the public.

Information on Race Equality Issues can be accessed by following the undernoted links:

• Procedures for dealing with small unauthorised encampments of gypsy travellers
• Race Equality Scheme 2005-2008
• Progress report on the Race Equality Scheme 2005-2008 (November 2006)
• Progress report on the Race Equality Scheme 2005-2008 (November 2007) 
• Ethnic Monitoring Guidance Notes
• Census group data reports
• Anti-Harassment Procedures 
• Anti-Racist Policy Statement
• Review of local racial equality work