Support for BME Employees

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Bristol City Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Bristol City Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to obtain the following information and documents:

1) How does your organisation support Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) employees who have aspirations to move up the ladder within your organisation?

2) How does your organisation implement the "positive actions" provisions under the Equality Act 2010?

3) How does your organisation support BME employees in recruitment?

4) Are there are other supports available for the BME employees within your organisation, such as placement, fast track programme to management, et cetera?

I would appreciate if the answers above could be supported by relevant documents.

I would prefer to receive this information electronically and if the items are already available on website, please direct me to the direct link rather than giving me the generic website address.

If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used.

If you need any clarification then please contact me by email. Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way.

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you by 16 September 2011.

Yours faithfully,

C E Bradshaw

Freedom of Information, Bristol City Council

Thank you for your request for information. You should expect to receive a response within the 20 working day limit.

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