In April 2002, the Council began the necessary research and preliminary consultation required to draft a race equality scheme as part of its statutory duties under the Race Relations Amendment Act.  In November 2002, the final draft of the Crewe and Nantwich Scheme for Equality was approved by the Council's Board for the purposes of consultation.

 

The Council took the decision to adopt an inclusive approach to equality, going beyond the legislative requirements, by producing a scheme covering disability and gender in addition to race, and committing to fair treatment regardless of colour, sexual orientation, age, ethnic or national origin, trade union activity or faith.  The Scheme details the measures the Council will take to meet its statutory duties of promoting good race relations and eliminating discrimination.  Agreed targets and action plans will be the primary means by which our performance will be measured, together with the ongoing monitoring of the Council's relevant Best Value Performance Indicators.

 

The Scheme was formally adopted by the Board, following consultation, on 10 April 2003.  This document outlines the results of the consultation exercise, together with a brief commentary as to the Council's progress to date in meeting its targets.