Glasgow's Anti-Racist Policy Statement

 

Glasgow City Council has a legal and moral duty to strive to eliminate the evil of racism in our City.

If Glasgow is to prosper as a City, then it is essential that all citizens feel they have an equal share in the City and that each citizen is equally valued. The City's agenda for quality services, social inclusion and cohesion and for active citizen involvement requires that racism be eliminated wherever and however it occurs, whether in the form of racial discrimination, racial harassment or violence.

This policy statement commits the Council to take firm action to eliminate racism from our own organisation and from Glasgow generally by:

  • developing proactive and effective anti-racist policies across all our services
  • sustained implementation of the Commission for Racial Equality Standard "Racial Equality means Quality"
  • strengthening the inclusion of all communities in the development of Council policy and the delivery of services
  • establishment of effective consultation mechanisms which allow the voice of all excluded and black and minority ethnic communities to be heard, including young people within those communities
  • monitoring service delivery to black and minority ethnic communities and publishing results in an annual review
  • targeting resources (both existing and new) towards tackling racism and exclusion
The Anti-Racism Action Plan


Introduction
The current Social Work Services' Anti-Racism Action Plan covers the Service Plan period of 2004-2007. A wide range of measures to tackle discrimination encompassing all aspects of the service is included in the Action Plan.

The Plan was developed against the background of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 (RRAA) which requires that all named public authorities comply with the general duty to:

  • eliminate unlawful racial discrimination
  • promote equality of opportunity
  • promote good race relations

The general duty applies to Scottish Ministers, the NHS, the Police and Local Authorities and those bodies who discharge a function on behalf of a Public Authority under contract.

Specific duties under the Act, which also apply to the Scottish Ministers, the NHS and Local Authorities, further requires that such bodies assess their functions for relevance to race equality and where relevance is established, set out their plans to:

  • assess and consult on the policy’s likely impact
  • monitor the policy for adverse impact on race equality
  • publish the results of the above
  • ensure public access to information and services
  • train all staff in their new duties under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act

Underpinning the Plan is the need for the Service to demonstrate compliance with the above legislation and to prepare for inspection and external scrutiny.

Priority Areas, Objectives & Actions
There are five priority areas within the plan, detailed below: 

  1. Priority Area 1: Service Delivery and Customer Care
  2. Priority Area 2: Employment (Recruitment & Selection and Developing & Retaining Staff)
  3. Priority Area 3: Policy and Planning
  4. Priority Area 4: Consultation, Community Development and Partnership
  5. Priority Area 5: Marketing / Promoting / Accountability

Anti-Racism Action Plan 2004-2007

This information is available in portable document format for downloading.  The Adobe Acrobat reader can be freely downloaded from: http://www.adobe.co.uk/

 

If you need any more information on the Plan you can contact:

Senior Officer Policy and Equality
Social Work Services
Nye Bevan House
20 India Street
Glasgow G2 4PF

E-mail: pssmplanning@sw.glasgow.gov.uk

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