8 /FE Commissioner (FEC) and statutory bodies Incorporate Race Equality Assessments
The FE Commissioner (FEC), Office for Students (OfS) and other statutory bodies’* annual reports, diagnostic and structural reviews compare data on Black leaders, managers and governors against the student profile and local demographics, and incorporate race equality impact assessments.
Stage 1
8.1a
How do annual reports and strategic reviews address race equality and ethnic diversity?
8.1b
How are key proposals and decisions assessed for their impact on race equality and ethnic diversity?
Stage 2
8.2a
How do annual reports incorporate sector oversights and trends on race equality and ethnic diversity, including comparative data on leadership and governance?
8.2b
How do diagnostic and structural reviews ensure their approach and proposed options balance the need for quality provision and financial sustainability, with the impact on access and participation for different ethnic groups?
8.2c
How are impact assessments used to ensure key strategic proposals and interventions (e.g. to approve/cease provision or services, or recommend collaboration) are implemented with actions to mitigate adverse outcomes on race equality?
8.2d
How are restructuring decisions, including changes to leadership and governance, implemented with actions to mitigate adverse outcomes on race equality?
8.2e
How do leaders ensure that all major strategic considerations and actions are fully cognisant of intended and unintended consequences in terms of race equality and ethnic diversity?
* ’Statutory bodies’ includes college corporations and other FE bodies constituted by statute. In addition, we invite all other organisations ‘invested in FE’ to consider adopting this proposal.