UNITED RACES: Brent Council European Race Relations

Brent Council European Race Relations

From: derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk
To: foi@brent.gov.uk
CC: black.national.party@gmail.com; info@irr.org.uk; info@obv.org.uk; george.ruddock@gvmedia.co.uk; toyin@ligali.org; everton_young@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 15:08:48 +0100

Dear James Scott Principal FoI Officer,

Thank you for your reply.

You wrote:

" it is not a request for information recorded in permanent form as required in Section 1 of the Act."

Please would you forward my request for this Racial information through to the equalities division of the Council or to a person that will be able to provide a full explanation as to why the Council has neglected to record Racial information, in permanent form, in order to carry out the duty the Council has as required under the Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010).

The Police record Racial information in permanent form for Racial and legal purposes. I need a full explanation as to why the Council has failed to record this information for Race Relations purposes under the Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010).

The Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010) requires public authorities to have ‘due regard’ to the need to:

1. Eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Act.

2. Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

3. Foster good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not share it.

I am very concerned that no effort is being made to foster good relations between IC1 North Europeans and IC2 South Europeans to achieve European Race Equality. I fear Race Relations as a whole could be suffering from this apparent oversight.

I look forward to your reply on this very serious issue.

King regards

Derrick Lynch, Black, IC3, B9, BEUR

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> From: foi@brent.gov.uk
> To: derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk
> Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
> Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 13:15:00 +0000
>
> Dear Mr Lynch,
>
> Thank you for your email. Unfortunately I am not able to log your request as a request under the Freedom of Information Act as it is not a request for information recorded in permanent form as required in Section 1 of the Act. If you are able to clarify the precise document or data you are seeking I will be able to log a request under FoIA.
>
> The Council's equalities policy, strategy and annual equalities reports can be found on the Council's website at:
>
> http://brent.gov.uk/your-council/about-brent-council/council-structure-and-how-we-work/equality-and-diversity/equality-in-brent/
>
> I hope that you will be able to find the information you are seeking on these pages.
>
> Regards,
>
> James Scott
>
> Principal FoI Officer
> Chief Operating Officer's Department
> London Borough of Brent
>
> 020 8937 1109
>
>
>
>
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> Customer message:
> Brent Council European Race Relations
>
> To whom it may concern at the Council,
>
> I am Derrick Lynch.
>
> I live at 5 Hedge Hill, Enfield, London, EN2 8RU.
>
> I am classified, by the British Government, as an IC3, Black, Male.
>
> I have attached illustrated versions of the Race and Ethnicity Codes as used by the British Police and Civil Services.
>
> I am a victim of Racism which I understand as being the same as White Supremacy.
>
> I have been reading the Council website.
>
> The Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010) requires public authorities to have ?due regard? to the need to:
>
> Eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Act.
>
> Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not share it.
>
> Foster good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not share it.
>
> This is a Freedom of Information Act request.
>
> I am concerned about the management of European Race Relations and not about Ethnicity Relations or Diversity Relations.
>
> As you know Race is one of the "Protected Characteristics" in the Equality Act 2010.
>
> Race a Protected Characteristic
>
> Refers to the protected characteristic of Race. It refers to a group of people defined by their race, colour, and nationality (including
> citizenship) ethnic or national origins.
>
> Note 1: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/private-and-public-sector-guidance/guidance-all/protected-characteristics
>
> Race as defined by the British Police
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> Code
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> Ethnicity[2]
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> IC1
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> White - North European / White European
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> IC2
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> White - South European / Dark European
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> IC3
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> Black
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> IC4
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> Asian (in the UK Asian refers to people from the Indian
> subcontinent like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal)
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> IC5
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> Chinese, Japanese, or other South East Asian
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> IC6
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> Arabic or North African / Middle Eastern
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> IC9
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> Unknown
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> Note 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_codes#cite_note-mpabriefing-2
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> Please follow these links to understand the Official British Government codification of the differences between Race and Ethnicity.
>
> Source:http://policeauthority.org/metropolitan/publications/briefings/2007/0703/index.html
>
> Source: http://century.guardian.co.uk/1970-1979/Story/0,6051,106880,00.html
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> Race not to be confused with Ethnicity
>
> I have given the link to the Ethnicity Data Standard as specified by the Information Standards Board to make it clear that I am not asking for Ethnicity information.
>
> Source: http://www.education.gov.uk/escs-isb/standardslibrary/a0077051/ethnicity-data-standard
>
> Failure to manage Race Relations effectively results in the failure to address the problem of Racism.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>
> This is the Freedom of Information Act request.
>
> Please would you send me details of where I can find Council information showing that ?due regard? has been exercised in recording and monitoring Race Relations between the IC1 White Northern European Race and the IC2 Dark Southern European Race as required by the Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010).
>
> _________________________________________________________________
>
> It is very clear that the Police recognise the Racial difference between the IC1 White North European and the IC2 Dark South European Races and record and use this data for legal purposes.
>
> I am very concerned that no effort is being made to achieve European Race Equality.
>
> I look forward to your reply on this very serious issue.
>
> King regards
>
> Derrick Lynch, Black, IC3, B9, BEUR
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