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Leicester & Leicestershire Racial Equality Council (LLREC) - one of the largest Racial Equality Councils in the country - is a voluntary organisation that was established in 1991 to challenge discrimination as defined by the Race Relations Act 1976; and further strengthened by the Race Relations Act (Amendment) Bill and the Human Rights Act 1998. Click to find how we are governed and financed
our mission is:
"to actively promote and seek to implement a racially just, fair and equitable society which will enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Leicester & Leicestershire"
In pursuit of our
mission, we provide the following services:
Community
development - support
and advice is provided to local individuals, groups and organisations from
racial minority backgrounds. This support is designed to enhance their
ability to obtain equality of opportunity and to empower communities. We
maintain a particular focus on the needs of those experiencing racial harrassment,
and of refugees and asylum seekers
Public
education - LLREC
encourages campaigns on specific, local, regional and national racial equality
issues
Policy
development - LLREC
works with public, private and voluntary sector organisations with the
implementation of policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial
discrimination and promote equality of opportunity. Monitoring is also
provided to ensure the way such policies and procedures and implemented.
An outstanding area of achievement and current progress is in driving forward
the involvment in sport and physical activity of members of ethnic minority
communities, with particular provision for women and girls.
Advice
and support - Support,
advice and information is provided to individuals who experience racial
harassment and discrimination. We have a team of workers, qualified to
advise and where appropriate to represent at Tribunal. LLREC is recognised
by the Law society as a Training Agency for Solicitors.
Leicester & Leicestershire Racial Equality Council is a Company
Limited by Guarantee and is a Registered Charity
Our
Council is composed of representatives of the many groups and individuals
affiliated to us. From the membership of the Council, 12 Company Directors
are elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Directors serve for a 3-year
period and four retire (elegible for re-election) annually. The Executive
Committee is composed of the Directors together with a number of non-voting
members co-opted. The Chief Executive is the Company Secretary and has
day-to-day responsibility for the management of the LLREC.
At
the first meeting of the Executive after the AGM the following officers
are elected and serve for the coming year: Chair, vice-Chair (2) and Treasurer.
LLREC
has over the years received support for its basic administration costs
and expenses via a grant from Leicester City Council, with whom we have
enjoyed an excellent working relationship, extending into a whole range
of activities. Although the Commission for Racial Equality no longer funds
core staffing for bodies such as ours, we have an active relationship with
their staff and are eligible to apply for funding or part-funding of particular
projects.
Our
total complement of employees is in the region of 23+ staff, supported
by grants from a wide range of funders. LLREC has pioneered nationally
the involvement of a range of private sector companies in racial equality
work. If you click on the link to Projects on the Menu Bar at the top of
the page you will be able to get a flavour of the wide range of work for
which we have secured funding.