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Anti-racist Wales
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Tuesday, 11 July 2023 to Friday, 6 October 2023
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Purpose of the consultation
The Welsh Government’s Anti-racist Wales Action Plan states its purpose is to “make a measurable difference to the lives of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people” and sets out a vision of an anti-racist Wales by 2030. On 20 March 2023, the Equality and Social Justice Committee held an evidence-gathering roundtable session with stakeholders to identify key priorities in relation to the implementation of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan. Stakeholders highlighted issues around the overall implementation and delivery of the plan and raised concerns in the following policy areas:
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>>>Health: concerns include the use of children as translators in healthcare settings.
>>>Education: concerns include racism in schools, training and skills, attainment gaps and barriers in higher education.
>>>Housing: concerns include low levels of awareness about the plan and a lack of engagement with private landlords.
>>>Crime and Justice: concerns around lack of actions on reporting racism, tackling ‘everyday racism’ and overt forms of racism targeted at specific groups (including migrants and refugees) and racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system.
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The Equality and Social Justice Committee want to
further explore these issues by holding an inquiry into the implementation and
delivery of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan.
Terms of reference
The terms of reference for the inquiry are to:
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>>>Consider the effectiveness of Welsh Government actions to deliver the plan, including what is being done to ‘lead by example’ in taking a pro-active and cross-governmental approach to racism.
>>>Consider progress and monitoring arrangements for the Plan, including the role of the public sector (local authorities, health, education), third sector and where applicable, the private sector.
>>>Examine the progress of the Racial Disparity Unit, and determine whether there are gaps in data collection and analysis of data is being carried out effectively.
>>>Explore what channels of communication has been established to ensure people with lived experience are informed of the plan’s progress and what changes are happening as a result of the plan.
>>>Evaluate the effectiveness of the Plan in its first year, including whether actions have been delivered, what the key outcomes have been so far and to determine why any outstanding actions have not been implemented.
>>>Help further understanding of what other interventions are needed to support delivery of the plan and whether there are barriers to implementing the plan.
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Given the importance of intersectionality, the inquiry
will also consider how the plan and policies have taken account of people’s
intersecting identities and how these have been taken into account when
developing and implementing the Plan.
Evidence gathering
We wanted to make sure that our work was informed by experiences, needs, and views that reflect the diversity of the people and communities affected by these issues.
We encouraged anyone with expertise or experience of these issues to share their views, with the full knowledge that their views were welcomed and valued.
The closing date for submissions was 6 October 2023.
Supporting documents
- ARW01 - Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
PDF 895 KB
- ARW02 - Race Council Cymru
PDF 1 MB
- ARW03 - Education Workforce Council
PDF 969 KB
- ARW04 - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
PDF 472 KB
- ARW05 - Older People's Commissioner for Wales
PDF 631 KB
- ARW06 - Equality and Human Rights Commission
PDF 338 KB
- ARW07 - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
PDF 202 KB
- ARW08 - Royal College of General Practitioners
PDF 428 KB
- ARW09 - Bevan Foundation
PDF 281 KB
- ARW10 - Platfform
PDF 243 KB
- ARW11 - Natural Resources Wales
PDF 116 KB
- ARW12 - Dr Robert Jones, Cardiff University
PDF 254 KB
- ARW13 - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
PDF 87 KB
- ARW14 - Monmouthshire County Council
PDF 378 KB
- ARW15 - Wales Safer Communities Network
PDF 305 KB
- ARW16 - Tenovus Cancer Care
PDF 1 MB
- ARW17 - Welsh Women's Aid
PDF 784 KB
- ARW18 - ESTYN
PDF 355 KB
- ARW19- Community housing Cymru
PDF 144 KB
- ARW20 - British Heart Foundation Cymru
PDF 217 KB
- ARW21 - Tirweddau Cymru Landscapes Wales
PDF 147 KB
- ARW22 - Swansea Council
PDF 168 KB
- ARW23 - Social Care Wales
PDF 163 KB
- ARW24 - Tai Pawb
PDF 434 KB
- ARW25 - WLGA
PDF 181 KB
- ARW26 - Future Generations Commissioner
PDF 359 KB
- ARW27 - Colegau Cymru
PDF 285 KB
- ARW28 - Catholic Church
PDF 120 KB
- ARW29 - Royal College of Nursing
PDF 334 KB
- ARW30 - Velindre NHS Trust
PDF 104 KB
- ARW31 - Health Education and Improvement Wales
PDF 173 KB
- ARW32- Stop Watch UK
PDF 486 KB
- ARW33 - An individual
PDF 295 KB
- ARW34 - Welsh Refugee Council and Welsh Refugee Coalition
PDF 372 KB
- ARW35 - BAMEed Network Wales
PDF 154 KB
- ARW36 - Mudiad Meithrin
PDF 202 KB
- ARW37- Rent Smart Wales
PDF 1 MB
- ARW38 - Public Health Wales
PDF 627 KB
- ARW39 - Qualifications Wales
PDF 382 KB
- ARW40 - Royal College of Midwives
PDF 175 KB
- Consultation letter
PDF 377 KB View as HTML (41) 39 KB
- Summary of Stakeholder Event
PDF 136 KB
- Actions, not words: towards an anti-racist Wales by 2030
PDF 1 MB
Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Equality and Social Justice Committee
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Email: SeneddEquality@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565