Greenwich Inclusion Project:
Championing equality,
challenging racism
Race Equality Advisory Board
The Race Equality Advisory Board (REAB) is a new project being set up by GrIP. It will build on the Greenwich Race Equality Scorecard report published by the Runnymede Trust in 2019. The main subjects covered by that report are:
• Education
• Criminal Justice
• Employment
• Housing
• Civic participation
• Support for the BME third sector
• Health
GrIP has added:
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Support for black businesses
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Barriers to success
to the items to be considered by the REAB. The structure and composition of the REAB will be decided after consultation with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and residents.
Education
What is in your school record?
An education record can include information about a pupil's academic achievements, correspondence and major disciplinary incidents, i.e. exclusions.
A child can ask for a copy of their school record.
You can ask for copies of your personal information, or that of your child by submitting a subject access request (SAR). To make your application for a subject access request, you can use this letter template guide produced by the Information Commissioners Office.
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If you believe that the educational needs of your child are not being met, you should contact the school to discuss this with them. Here is an introduction to Education, Health and Care needs assessments process
If you have been unsuccessful you can apply for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment. Get a model letter download, by clicking the link below.
More information on EHC needs assessments
Education, Health and Care plans
Cost of Living
Get help with the cost of living
You should check if you can claim benefits - you might be able to do this even if you have a job.
£15 billion worth of benefits are unclaimed!
Pensioners, income related benefits (should this go in Older people section ??)
Almost twice as many Black pensioners living in poverty in the UK
Food poverty
Local Advice Centres
Ways to save
Do you have a traditional non-smart energy prepayment meter? Check whether you're eligible for the Government's £400 energy voucher
Criminal Justice
Stop and Search
Government data published in 2022 shows that there were 7.5 stop and searches for every 1,000 white people, compared with 52.6 for every 1,000 black people
Violence against women
Families call for changes to the way police and authorities deal with violence against women.
Disproportionate numbers of people from ethnic minority groups were fined during Covid 19 lockdown
Older People
There are approximately 35,000 excess winter deaths each year in England and Wales.
Black pensioners are a more likely to be living in poverty.
Did you know, help and support is available from Age UK?
Age UK's Benefits Calculator can help you find out what benefits you could be owed. It's free to use and the details you provide are kept anonymous. To read more about this use the link below:
To go directly to the Age UK benefit calculator, click the link below:
Housing
Did you know that you can request a repair on your council housing?
To make urgent requests to Royal Greenwich, call the Council’s contact centre on:
020 8921 8900 - Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5:30pm,
- Friday, 9am to 4:30pm
020 8854 8888 at all other times
Black people are three and a half times as likely to experience statutory homelessness as White British people.
Coroner found that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a result of a severe respiratory condition due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home environment.
Civic Participation
The headline findings in the Survey of Londoners published by the Greater London Authority in 2022 under the heading, Social Integration – participation, found that:
Formal volunteering: Around one-third of Londoners (33 per cent) had participated in formal volunteering in the last 12 months, with retired Londoners and students were more likely to have formally volunteered than Londoners in full-time work.
Informal volunteering: Around six in ten (60 per cent) Londoners had participated in informal volunteering in the last 12 months (unpaid help to a person who is not a family member, separate from any help given through groups, clubs or organisations).
Social action (reported as ‘civic participation’ in the previous headline findings report): Around one in five Londoners had been involved in social action in the past 12 months, such as campaigning on behalf of a political party, running or trying to set up a local service or organising a community event.
Voter registration: Eighty-six per cent of Londoners aged 16 and over reported that they are registered to vote
Formal culture and events: 55 per cent of Londoners had engaged in activities such as going to the theatre, cinema or live music and attending local community festivals and events in the last month. 20 per cent of Londoners had played sport in the last month.
Add something from strong communities / community cohesion section?
Support for the BME Third Sector
Health
Infant mortality rate
In 2018-2020, infannt mortality rates per 1,000 live births in Greenwich were 4.5, which is worse than the average London Borough at 3.4
All causes of mortality rates between January 2020 and February 2022 were higher among ethnic groups, a change from the pre Covid 19 position.
The Greenwich premature mortality rate between 2018-20 was one of the worst in London
Barriers to Success
There are approximately 35,000 excess winter deaths each year in England and Wales.
Black pensioners are a more likely to be living in poverty.
Did you know, help and support is available from Age UK?
Age UK's Benefits Calculator can help you find out what benefits you could be owed. It's free to use and the details you provide are kept anonymous. To read more about this use the link below:
To go directly to the Age UK benefit calculator, click the link below: