Race Equality Scheme

Under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 public bodies, including local authorities are required to publish a Race Equality Scheme.  

As part of the Race Equality Scheme the County Council is required to put in place arrangements so that “as soon as is reasonably practicable” it can meet the duty to monitor, by reference to the racial groups to which they belong:

(a) the numbers of staff in post, and applicants for employment, training and promotion, from each racial group; and

(b) the numbers of staff from each racial group who:

This is the first full publication of this information and it contains the following PDF Documents:

a) Applicants for jobs – October 2003 to March 2004

b) Percentage of employees compared with the local area population of working age. (The population base is for Leicestershire)

c) Salary analysis – 31 March 2004

d) Internal candidates applying for promotion – October 2003 to March 2004

e) Employees receiving training – October 2003 – March 2004.
(For this first set of information only qualification and skills training is included. The large number of short e.g. single day, training events are not included)

f) Employees involved in grievances – 1/4/03 – 31/03/04

g) Employees involved in formal disciplinary action – 1/4/03 – 31/03/04

h) Employees who benefit or suffer from performance appraisal  
(This covers employees in formal career grade schemes in which progression is determined by performance assessment)

i) Leavers between 01/04/03 and 31/03/04 – permanent posts

j) Leavers between 01/04/03 and 31/03/04 – temporary posts

k) Applicants for training - Social Services - October 2003 - March 2004

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For further information please contact:

Barry Davies
Head of Partnerships and Diversity
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall Glenfield
Leicester LE3 8RL

Telephone: 0116 3057565

E-mail: bdavies@leics.gov.uk