# The Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001, Article 3: Educational bodies


(1) A body specified in Part I or II of Schedule 2 to this Order shall, before 31st May 2002,
(a) prepare a written statement of its policy for promoting race equality (referred to in this article as its “race equality policy”), and
(b) have in place arrangements for fulfilling, as soon as is reasonably practicable, its duties under paragraph (3) or (4), as the case may be.
(2) Such a body shall,
(a) maintain a copy of the statement, and
(b) fulfil those duties in accordance with such arrangements.
(3) It shall be the duty of a body specified in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Order to—
(a) assess the impact of its policies, including its race equality policy, on pupils, staff and parents of different racial groups including, in particular, the impact on attainment levels of such pupils; and
(b) monitor, by reference to their impact on such pupils, staff and parents, the operation of such policies including, in particular, their impact on the attainment levels of such pupils.
(4) It shall be the duty of a body specified in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Order to—
(a) assess the impact of its policies, including its race equality policy, on students and staff of different racial groups;
(b) monitor, by reference to those racial groups, the admission and progress of students and the recruitment and career progress of staff; and
(c) include in its written statement of its race equality policy an indication of its arrangements for publishing that statement and the results of its assessment and monitoring under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).
(5) Such a body shall take such steps as are reasonably practicable to publish annually the results of its monitoring under this article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3458/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/race-relations-act-1976-statutory-duties-order-2001/article-3
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