Part II

National Council for Education and Training for Wales

Other functions

Equality of opportunity
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1
In exercising its functions the Council must have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity—
a
between persons of different racial groups,
b
between men and women, and
c
between persons who are disabled and persons who are not.
2
As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year of the Council it must publish a report containing—
a
a statement of the arrangements made under subsection (1) and having effect in the year;
b
an assessment of how effective the arrangements were in promoting equality of opportunity.
3
The report must also contain a statement of the arrangements which the Council has made, or proposes to make, under subsection (1) in respect of the financial year immediately following that referred to in subsection (2).
4
The Council must send a copy of the report to the National Assembly.
5
“Racial group” has the same meaning as in the Race Relations Act 1976.
6
Disabled persons are persons who are disabled for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
1976 c. 74.
1995 c. 50.