Annual Report for the Race Equality Scheme 2003

The council published its Race Equality Scheme in draft form on 31 May 2002. As the council's first Race Equality Scheme, it is a statement of the council's commitment to fulfilling its statutory obligations in compliance with section 71(1) of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places new duties on public authorities to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and promote good relations between people of different racial groups and the city council is committed to work with its partners in Salford to achieve these aims.

This is the first annual report of the council's Race Equality Scheme and outlines what the council has achieved over the past 12 months.

The report also contains a section from each of the council's directorates which gives a more detailed explanation of how they have performed.

As annexes to this report, year 2003/4 action plans for the council as a whole and each directorate are attached which outline how the authority will take forward this agenda over the coming year.