This resource is from the Reports section. This page contains the MPA Race Equality Scheme, which aims to demonstrate the MPA’s commitment to race equality.

Sections available here:

• Race Equality Scheme
  • The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
  • MPA Race Equality Scheme
  • Contact details

Race Equality Scheme

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a statutory duty on public authorities to promote race equality. The Act also requires public authorities to devise a Race Equality Scheme, which outline their arrangements for tackling racial discrimination, and promoting equality of opportunity and good race relations.

MPA Race Equality Scheme

The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has prepared such a scheme. This scheme demonstrates the Authority’s commitment to race equality, and sets out how it intends to work with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the Greater London Authority (GLA) and other bodies. The MPS has also produced a Race Equality Scheme in order to meet the duties of the Act.  The MPA and the MPS schemes tie in closely with each other.

The key objective of the MPA Race Equality Scheme (RES) is to demonstrate the MPA’s commitment to race equality. The following Race Equality Scheme documents are available as PDF documents:

• Progress report on the MPA Race Equality Scheme 2005-2008
  Progress made on the MPA RES 2005–2008
• MPA Race Equality Scheme 2005-2008
  MPA arrangements and actions for 2005-2008 to meet the duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
• Report on the 3-year review of the MPA Race Equality Scheme
  MPA report on the review of the MPA RES 2002–2005 and introduction of a new RES covering the period 2005 - 2008
• MPA Race Equality Scheme update 2002/2003
  MPA status report of progress on the Race Equality Scheme 2002/03
• MPA Race Equality Scheme 2002-2005
  • Part A explains the arrangements the MPA will make from 2002-2005 in order to meet the duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
  • Part B includes all the actions that need to be taken to meet the duties of the Act.
• Metropolitan Police Service Race Equality Scheme
  Ties in closely with the MPA’s own scheme. This is available on the The MPS website.

Contact details

If you would like a copy of any of the equality schemes, please contact the Race and Diversity Unit on 020 7202 0182, Minicom 020 7202 0173, or email randd@mpa.gov.uk.

Copies of the equality schemes can be requested in different community languages and other language formats.

The following are available as PDF documents:

• RES 2002-05
  MPA arrangements and actions to meet the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
• RES update 2002/03
  MPA status report of progress on the Race Equality Scheme 2002/03
• RES 2005-08
  MPA arrangements and actions for 2005-2008

Portable Document Format (PDF) files require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download from Adobe.

The following pages on the MPA website are relevant:

• Disability Equality Scheme
• Gender Equality Scheme
• Equality Impact Assessment
• Equality Standard for Local Government

The following pages on other websites are relevant:

• The MPS RES
  Metropolitan Police Service Race Equality Scheme
• Commission for Racial Equality