Written question asked by Laurence Robertson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 November 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 1 November 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many charges of racial discrimination have been made by staff of the Commission for Racial Equality against the Commission itself in each of the last five years. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many charges of racial discrimination have been made by staff of the Commission for Racial Equality against the Commission itself in each of the last five years. [96701] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The number of complaints made by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) staff to the Employment Tribunal alleging racial discrimination for each of the last five years is as follows: 1995--0 1996--5 1997--4 1998--8 1999--3 Of these 20 cases, three are ongoing, five were settled and the Tribunal dismissed 12. No finding of racial discrimination has ever been made against the CRE by the Tribunal.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 337 c64W; 96701
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Complaints Commission for Racial Equality Staff Racial discrimination
Contains statistics: Yes