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Charles Ramsden Home Office Race Equality Unit

Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society: The Government’s strategy to increase race equality and community cohesion. Charles Ramsden Home Office Race Equality Unit. Our vision:.

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Charles Ramsden Home Office Race Equality Unit

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  1. Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society:The Government’s strategy to increaserace equality and community cohesion Charles Ramsden Home Office Race Equality Unit

  2. Our vision: “Everybody in Britain has the life chances they deserve…to ensure that people are not held back because of their race or religion and that all can make a full contribution to our society”

  3. Improving life chances Health Education Housing Employment Criminal Justice System A cohesive society Young people Helping immigrants to integrate Understand and celebrate cultures Participation in civic life Tackling racism Marginalising extremists Key themes

  4. Principles • Strengthening society • Tackling racism • Some groups thriving, but poor outcomes still common • Tailored initiatives • All of us have a role…

  5. Delivery • Over 100 commitments • Targets • Regular reports • Partnership working • Public Service Agreements (PSAs) • Cabinet Committee • Strategy Board

  6. Create and enforce powerful legal drivers • Race Relations (Amendment) Act • Religious discrimination (goods, facilities and services) • Commission for Equality and Human Rights • Discrimination Law Review

  7. Health inequalities • Eg heart disease, strokes, diabetes • Mental health services • Poor self-reported health

  8. Housing • 40% of BME groups live in non-decent home compared to 32% of white people • Government decent homes target • Gypsies and Travellers • Better monitoring

  9. Criminal Justice System • CJS must be fair, and seen to be fair • Stop and Search • Terror laws • Confidence • Some improvement in trust

  10. Employment • Employment rate gap – 15.7% • Employability • Connecting people to work • Equal opportunities in the workplace • Fair Cities pilot

  11. Connecting Communities Plus • Strategic, Project and Community grants • £6 million per year (05/06 – 08/09) • Grants to improve: • Outcomes • Access • Perceptions • Cohesion • Tackling racism and extremism

  12. Create a shared sense of belonging • Young people • Helping immigrants • Understanding and celebrating cultural diversity

  13. Tackling racism and extremism • Racism is unacceptable • Marginalising extremists who spread hatred

  14. Cohesion • Promoting cohesion at local level • Mainstreaming cohesion • Engaging with faith communities

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