§ Angela EagleTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made in his Department and non-departmental public bodies on implementing the requirements of the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000; and if he will publish the results of the monitoring required by the Act. [117476]
§ Yvette CooperAs a listed public body subject to the General and Specific Duties under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister published its Race Equality Scheme on 31 May 2003. This document provides a strategy and action plan for promoting race equality over the next two years covering the functions of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, its Agencies and the Government Offices.
In terms of publishing the results of required monitoring, we will use a variety of media—electronic and print—to communicate our progress on implementing the scheme, and specifically how we are meeting the requirements of the Act.
Those non-departmental bodies associated with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that are listed as subject to the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 are responsible for producing their own Race Equality Schemes.