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14/05/2003
More needs to be done on race: Filkin
Ahead of his speech at the Ethnic Minority Foundation Capacity Building Event, Lord Filkin, Home Office Minister for Race Equality, said: "The Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community sector is playing a vital role in the drive for racial equality. Its work in shaping the design and delivery of local services and providing opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering is invaluable.
"The Government is actively supporting the work of the sector with funding of more than £1 million per year. The Active Community Unit (ACU) is working to develop a strategy to improve the sector's infrastructure, expand the work it does and implement the Compact codes of good practice.
"However, more needs to be done. The Government is working closely with the sector to build on existing good work to promote regeneration, social inclusion and improve public services.
"We are also currently developing a radical national race equality strategy which will ensure our current work impacts positively on BME organisations."
Lord Filkin will be speaking at the Ethnic Minority Foundation's (EMF) Capacity Building Programme Launch on Thursday 15 May.
The ACU is currently working in partnership with the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), local government and others to develop a Capacity Building and Infrastructure Strategy. More than half of the £93 million to implement the Cross-cutting Review has been set aside to support the delivery of the Strategy, with the majority of funds targeted at local infrastructure development. A consultation document will be published in the summer.
(GMcG)
"The Government is actively supporting the work of the sector with funding of more than £1 million per year. The Active Community Unit (ACU) is working to develop a strategy to improve the sector's infrastructure, expand the work it does and implement the Compact codes of good practice.
"However, more needs to be done. The Government is working closely with the sector to build on existing good work to promote regeneration, social inclusion and improve public services.
"We are also currently developing a radical national race equality strategy which will ensure our current work impacts positively on BME organisations."
Lord Filkin will be speaking at the Ethnic Minority Foundation's (EMF) Capacity Building Programme Launch on Thursday 15 May.
The ACU is currently working in partnership with the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), local government and others to develop a Capacity Building and Infrastructure Strategy. More than half of the £93 million to implement the Cross-cutting Review has been set aside to support the delivery of the Strategy, with the majority of funds targeted at local infrastructure development. A consultation document will be published in the summer.
(GMcG)
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