A research report aimed to assist the development of a cross-departmental race strategy in Northern Ireland. It said there should be a new 'inter-agency forum' to tackle racial inequalities and promote good race relations.
Source: Paul Connolly and Michaela Keenan, Tackling Racial Inequalities in Northern Ireland: Structures and Strategies, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (028 9034 8100)
Links: Report | NIE press release | Ulster University press release
Date: 2002-Dec
A new book examined the concept of British nationality, and suggested practical ways to connect with those who feel excluded from the traditional symbols of British identity. An essay contributed by the Home Secretary suggested that immigrants should speak English in their own homes, as a way of avoiding rifts between different generations.
Source: Phoebe Griffith and Mark Leonard (eds.), Reclaiming Britishness, Foreign Policy Centre, available from Central Books (020 8986 4854)
Links: Summary
Date: 2002-Sep
The new chair of the Commission for Racial Equality reportedly said that all foreigners working in Britain should sit a citizenship test.
Source: The Independent, 19.9.02
Links: Independent article
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/4, Digest 124, paragraph 8.3
Date: 2002-Sep
A document was launched setting out the Welsh Assembly Government s policies for the Welsh language.
Source: Dyfodol Dwyieithog - A Bilingual Future, Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 8275)
Links: Report (pdf) | Report (pdf) (Welsh) | Press release
Date: 2002-Jul
Traditional approaches to political leadership on race issues, based on a command-and-control model, should give way to a new vision based on energising, inspiring and empowering ordinary people at the grass roots, a think-tank pamphlet argued.
Source: David Lammy, Leading Together: A New Vision for Political Leadership on Race, Institute for Public Policy Research, available from Central Books (0845 458 9911)
Links: Summary
Date: 2002-Jul
An amended Race Relations Act came into force on 31 May 2002, requiring a wide range of public sector bodies to give effect to their duty to promote race equality.
Source: Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, Home Office, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Act
Date: 2002-May