Whitehall departments fail on equality duties

Major government departments such as the Cabinet Office, Home Office and Foreign Office face legal action for a failure to carry out racial equality duties under the Race Equality Act 2001, according to a report to be published by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE).

In all, the CRE has written to 15 Government departments, expressing “deep concerns about widespread non-compliance” around Whitehall.

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