Race Equality Scheme

This is the first Race Equality Scheme for the Authority. We know that we will not have got everything right first time and we would very much welcome your comments which we will consider as part of the regular review process.

If you would like to comment on the Scheme, please contact one of the members of the Standing Committee who are as follows:-

Mike Siswick (Chair)	HR
Dr Ali	Authority
Dave Saunders / Pauline Rodmell (dfs@unison.co.uk)	Unison
Olwen Sykes	Finance and Estates
Suzanne Jones	Pharmaceutical
Gemma Boden	HR
Trish Andrews	Operations (Durham - NE)
Sandra Wroth	Operations (Manchester – NW)
Katriona Howitt	Operations (Sheffield – Central)
Gordon Wanless	IT
Mohammad Akram (mohammad.akram@cfos.nhs.uk)	CFS

All Standing Committee members can be contacted via e-mail (firstname.surname@ppa.nhs.uk) unless otherwise stated.

Alternatively, you can contact Gemma Boden, Secretary to the Committee on (0191) 203 5067.

The Scheme is also available in large type.

The PPA Race Equality Scheme will make clear how the Authority plans to meet both its general and specific duties. The Scheme is a public document because public authorities will be answerable to the public for delivering the programme set out in their Schemes. The Scheme will address the following questions:

Race Equality Scheme version 1. 17.04.2003
HTML	1. How the Authority will decide which of it's services and policies are relevant to the general duty
HTML	2. How the Authority will assess and monitor its services and policies, including services and policies it is proposing to introduce, to make sure that they are not affecting some groups negatively, and that all communities are satisfied with them
HTML	3. How the Authority will deal with evidence that its services and policies are not in line with the general duty
HTML	4. How the Authority will consult the general public and, particularly, involve ethnic minorities at all stages
HTML	5. How the Authority will deal with complaints about the way it is meeting the duties or other complaints about racial equality
HTML	6. How the Authority will publish the results of its assessments, consultations and monitoring
HTML	7. How the Authority will make sure that everyone, whatever their ethnic background, has access to information about the Authority and its services
HTML	8. How the Authority will make sure that all its staff understand their responsibilities under the duty
HTML	9. How often the Authority will review the scheme

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