§ Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many local authorities in England (1) have established schemes for co-operation with(a) the police and (b) other agencies for the purposes of sharing information concerning racist incidents; [111289]
(2) how many local authorities in England have adopted the definition of racist incident given in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry report. [111290]
§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many local authorities in England(a) are and (b) are not participating in multi-agency panels to tackle racial harassment. [110297]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many local authorities in England(a) provide and (b) support the provision of facilities for the reporting of racist incidents. [110367]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThis information is not held centrally. However, following my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary's Action Plan, my right hon. Friend will be announcing tomorrow the publication of the first annual report. It will set out the details of progress made and identify action still to be taken across public services.
In addition, for 2000–01 the Audit Commission has required that local authorities publish annually the number of racial incidents recorded by the authority per 100,000 population and the percentage of such incidents that result in further action by the authority. For this purpose, racial incidents are
any incidents regarded as such by the victim or anyone else928W which reflects the definition given in the Stephen Lawrence inquiry report. The indicators cover all an authority's services.