Race Equality Scheme
Our mission is “to provide high quality, customer focused
housing services that lead to measurable improvements in the
quality of life for Council tenants across the borough of
Rochdale”.
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a duty on public
sector organisations such as Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) to
promote race equality. To comply with this duty RBH must have due
regard to the need to:
- Eliminate unlawful racial discrimination
- Promote equality of opportunity and
- Promote good relations between people of different racial
groups
RBH is also committed to meeting the Local Government Equality
Standard developed jointly by the Commission for Racial Equality,
Equal Opportunities Commission, Disability Rights Commission and
the Audit Commission. The requirements of this standard go beyond
those of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. RBH aims to reach
level 3 of this standard by March 2006.
This Race Equality Scheme (RES) sets out how we will ensure that
race equality is given due regard in our policymaking, working
arrangements, employment practices, staff training and service
delivery. Through the application of this scheme we are aiming to
mainstream the subject of race - making it a core consideration in
everything that we do.
View the full Race
Equality Scheme document (210kb pdf)