Brent Council European Race Relations 3
From: derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk
To: tony.ozanne@brent.gov.uk; cara.davani@brent.gov.uk; foi@brent.gov.uk
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Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 12:04:19 +0100
Dear Cara Davani,
Thank you for your reply.
You wrote:
"We use the same categories for race as the Census"
As far as I am aware the Census does not use categories for "Race". The Census only uses the categories for "Ethnicity".
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rpt-ethnicity.html
1. Where exactly do the categories for "Race" appear in the Census data?
You wrote:
"All of our equalities data is published on Brent Data (https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk)."
2. Where exactly is the data to do with "Race" (not ethnicity) on the Brent Council website?
You wrote:
"Cara Davani, Director, HR and Administration, London Borough of Brent"
It appears that from the information I am receiving from Brent Council that there is a problem with Race Relations in Brent Council. As a result of the way my request for information has been handled it has caused me to doubt the management of Race Relations in Brent Council.
You, Cara Davani, could be a White Supremacist. There is no way for me to know whether you, Cara Davani, are a White Supremacist unless I ask you and observe. I cannot afford to take the risk of assuming that you, Cara Davani, are not a Racist. That is why I must ask and observe your response. It is very relevant to know if you, Cara Davani, are a Racist when making an inquiry about Race Relations in Brent Council and the way Race Relations impacts the management of the people in the borough. Can you understand that?
Are you, Cara Davani, a White person? Yes or No?
Are you, Cara Davani, a Racist? Yes or No?
It is very clear that the Police recognise the Racial difference between the IC1 White North European Race (Caucasoid) and the IC2 Dark South European Race (Melanochroid) and record and use this data for legal purposes.
Please let me know who in the Brent Council Equalities Department can explain why these Races are not recognised by Brent Council in relation to the Public Sector Equality Duty (Equality Act 2010) .
I am very concerned that no effort is being made to foster good relations between the European Races and how this could be impacting Race Relations in general in Brent Borough.
I look forward to your reply on this very serious issue.
King regards
Derrick Lynch, Black, IC3, B9, BEUR
From: Tony.Ozanne@brent.gov.uk
To: derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk
Subject: FW: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 10:15:44 +0000
Sent on behalf of Cara Davani, Director of HR and Administration.
Dear Mr Lynch,
Thank you for your recent enquiry relating to European Race Equality.
Brent Council's equalities monitoring includes the equality characteristic of race, which is defined as referring to a group of people defined by their race, colour, and nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins. We use the same categories for race as the Census, which is produced by the UK government. All of our equalities data is published on Brent Data (https://intelligence.brent.gov.uk).
If you believe that you have experienced racism, we recommend that you contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com) which advises and assists individuals on issues to do with equality and human rights.
Yours sincerely,
Cara Davani
Director, HR and Administration
London Borough of Brent
020 8937 1909
www.brent.gov.uk
From: Derrick Lynch <derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: 21 May 2015 10:13:22 BST
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Subject: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Dear Cara Davani, Director of HR and Equalities in Brent Council,
James Scott, the Principal FoI Officer of Brent Council, advised me to contact you with my query.
I fail to see how Brent Council can have "due regard" for Race Relations without having any Racial data.
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 concerned about the management of European Race Relations and not about Ethnicity Relations or Diversity Relations.
Race a Protected Characteristic
As you probably know Race is one of the "Protected Characteristics" in the Equality Act 2010.
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
Code
Ethnicity
IC1
White - North European / White European
IC2
White - South European / Dark European
IC3
Black
IC4
Asian (in the UK Asian refers to people from the Indian subcontinent like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal)
IC5
Chinese, Japanese, or other South East Asian
IC6
Arabic or North African / Middle Eastern
IC9
Unknown
Note 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_codes#cite_note-mpabriefing-2
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
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.
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My Race Relations query
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
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 15:16:39 +0000
Dear Mr Lynch,
Cara Davani is the Director of HR and has responsibility for equalities in the Borough. She can be contacted at cara.davani@brent.gov.uk
Regards,
James Scott
Principal FoI Officer
Chief Operating Officer’s Department
London Borough of Brent
020 8937 1109
From: Derrick Lynch [mailto:derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: 20 May 2015 15:49
To: Freedom of Information
Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Dear James Scott Principal FoI Officer,
Thank you for your reply.
I can not find the email of the person responsible for equalities on the Council website.
Please forward my email to somebody who can help me.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Derrick Lynch, Black, IC3, B9, BEUR
From: Freedom of Information
Sent: 20/05/2015 15:28
To: 'Derrick Lynch'
Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
Dear Mr Lynch,
I fear you have misunderstood my response.
Your request was to be directed to a document that demonstrated that the Council fulfilled a certain requirement. In effect, this was a request for the Council to answer whether it had fulfilled that requirement and a challenge to produce evidence to that effect. Whilst that is a perfectly reasonable request to make, it is not a request for a specific document – it is a request for the Council to perform a service on your behalf and express an opinion. Whether the Council has fulfilled that requirement is a matter of opinion, and opinion falls outside of FoIA.
The Freedom of Information Act exists for individuals to request documents and named information, that is already held in recorded form by the Council at the time it was requested. By asking the Council to demonstrate that it has fulfilled a certain requirement you are asking the Council to create new information, and in that way it falls outside the jurisdiction of the Act.
I would re-iterate that the information you are seeking is almost certainly found within the webpages that I linked to you. If it is not, you will be able to find the contact details of the officers who prepared those documents who may be able to assist you further.
Regards,
James Scott
Principal FoI Officer
Chief Operating Officer’s Department
London Borough of Brent
020 8937 1109
From: Derrick Lynch [mailto:derrick_lynch@hotmail.co.uk]
Sent: 20 May 2015 15:09
To: Freedom of Information
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Subject: RE: Brent Council European Race Relations [169220-1432114325]
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
______________________________________________________________________
> 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
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 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
>
>
>
>
> Code
>
>
> Ethnicity[2]
>
>
>
>
> IC1
>
>
> White - North European / White European
>
>
>
>
> IC2
>
>
> White - South European / Dark European
>
>
>
>
> IC3
>
>
> Black
>
>
>
>
> IC4
>
>
> Asian (in the UK Asian refers to people from the Indian
> subcontinent like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal)
>
>
>
>
> IC5
>
>
> Chinese, Japanese, or other South East Asian
>
>
>
>
> IC6
>
>
> Arabic or North African / Middle Eastern
>
>
>
>
> IC9
>
>
> Unknown
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Note 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_codes#cite_note-mpabriefing-2
>
> 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
>
> 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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