Food Standards Agency's Race Equality and Gender Equality Schemes

Views and comments are sought on Food Standards Agency (FSA) Race Equality and Gender Equality Schemes. These schemes describe how we plan to meet the Race Relations (Amendment) Act and the Equality Act.

In particular, the Agency would welcome comments on:

• additional measures for inclusion in the Action Plans
• views on the arrangements for assessing and consulting on the likely impact of FSA policies

The Agency's first Race Equality Scheme was published in 2002 and the list of functions and policies reviewed in 2005. The current published Race Equality Scheme can be found at the 'See Also' link below. The Agency is now consulting on a revised version for 2008–2011.

The Agency is consulting on its first Gender Equality Scheme for 2007–2010 published on 30 April 2007.

This consultation has been prepared in accordance with the HM Government Code of Practice on Consultation, which states that a consultation must follow better regulation best practice, including carrying out an Impact Assessment (Regulatory Impact Assessment in Scotland). The assessment is included in the consultation documents.

We are interested in what you thought of this consultation and would therefore welcome your general feedback on both the consultation package and overall consultation process. If you would like to assist us to improve the quality of future consultations, please feel free to share your thoughts with us by using the consultation feedback questionnaire.

Consultation feedback questionnaire (Word)

Consultation feedback questionnaire (pdf)

In accordance with the FSA principle of openness our Information Centre at Aviation House will hold a copy of the completed consultation. Responses will be open to public access upon request. The FSA will also publish a summary of responses, which may include personal data, such as your full name and contact address details. If you do not want this information to be released, please complete and return the Publication of Personal Data Form. Return of this form does not mean that we will treat your response to the consultation as confidential, just your personal data.

Data protection form (Word)

Data protection form (pdf)

Within three months of a consultation ending we aim to publish a summary of responses received and provide a link to it from this page.

If, after three months, the summary is still not showing, please contact the person who was responsible for the original consultation. Alternatively, you can contact Judith Taylor, the FSA Consultation Co-ordinator, on 020 7276 8633.
Email: judith.taylor@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk