Policy and Action Plan

The Race Relations Act 1976, as amended by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a general duty on the University to promote race equality with the aim of putting promotion of race equality at the centre of the way we work, with particular emphasis on the availability and delivery of services and in relation to matters of employment and recruitment.

Under the Act, the University must, in carrying out its functions, have due regard for the need to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity and harmonious race relations. Our further, specific, duties under the Act are to:

• prepare and publish a Race Equality Policy, including an indication of arrangements for the publication of the policy and, annually, the results of impact assessments and monitoring;
• make arrangements to meet our specific duties on policy and employment and assess the impact of our policies (including the race equality policy) on different racial groups;
• monitor, by reference to racial group, the admission and progress of students and the recruitment and career progression of staff.

The Universities Race Equality and Diversity Action Plan policy affirms its specific commitment to the promotion of equality, diversity and good race relations and its opposition to all forms of unfair or inequitable treatment, including discrimination, harassment, or victimisation, whether directed at groups or individuals, on the grounds of race, colour, racial, ethnic or national origin or group, traveller status, or refugee/asylum/immigration status.

The Policy and Plan addresses:

• our duties and responsibilities under the Act;
• our aims and objectives under the policy;
• leadership, management and responsibility under the policy;
• information, consultation and communication in relation to the policy;
• functional implementation and monitoring of the policy;
• action on actual or potential breaches of the policy or failure to implement the plan.

The specific responsibilities of staff are described in the University’s Policy and Plan and all staff need to be aware of their general duty to comply with the plan and to promote good race relations and value diversity, in addition to the specific duties which are the responsibility of individual managers.

Downloads

University’s detailed Policy  [PDF 12pgs, 146KB]

University’s Action Plan  [PDF 10pgs, 85KB]