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ISSUES: Racial & Ethnic Discrimination
Key Facts
Key facts
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Since 1976 Britain has had its own laws regarding race
discrimination and your rights towards protection under
the law. (page 2)
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Just under half (48%) of UK adults think that the United
Kingdom has become a less racist country in [the last
20 years], with a similar proportion of ethnic minorities
(46%) agreeing. (page 3)
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Seven in ten (71%) ethnic minorities think that racist
beliefs are still widely held in the UK but are not openly
talked about, and 60% believe that racial discrimination
is common in the UK. (page 3)
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More than half (58%) of ethnic minorities say that they
have been a victim of racial discrimination, while 47% say
they have received racially motivated abuse. (page 4)
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Although most of us claim multiple elements to our
identity, ranging from our religion to even the local
community in which we live, for almost three quarters
(72%) of White Britons the country in which they live in is
the single most important part of their identity. (page 5)
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children were less likely to
achieve “a good level of development” in their early years
(EYFS) in 2013/14 (19.1% for Gypsy and Roma children,
and 30.9% for Traveller children, compared with 61.8%
other White children). (page 5)
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A lower percentage of Gypsy and Roma children (13.8%)
andTraveller children (17.5%) achievedtheGCSE threshold
in 2012/13 compared with other White children (60.3%)
and the attainment gap widened between 2008/09 and
2012/13. (page 5)
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Gypsies, Roma and Travellers were more likely to report
feeling unsafe in prison (46%) compared with other
prisoners (33%), and more likely to say they had been
victimised by other prisoners (36% compared with 23%)
and by staff (40% compared with 27%). (page 7)
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Long-term unemployment among young BAME people
has increased by 49 per cent since 2010, while for white
people it has fallen slightly. (page 12)
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Although educational attainment is improving among
ethnic minorities, those with degrees are two and a half
times more likely to be unemployed than their white
counterparts, and earn 23.1 per cent less on average.
(page 12)
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Research from the thinktank Demos found 61% of
ethnic minority children in England, and 90% in
London, start year one in schools where the majority
of children are from minority groups. (page 13)
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Researchers revealed the most common racial slurs
used on [Twitter} included: "p**i", "whitey" and
"pikey". However, as many as 70% of tweets using
such language were deemed to be using slurs in non-
derogatory fashion. (page 14)
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The Anti-Social Media report estimates between 50–
70% of tweets were used to express in-group solidarity
with “re-claimed” slurs used within ethnic groups. It
cites “P**i” as one term becoming appropriated by
users identifying themselves of Pakistani descent.
(page 14)
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The number of racially and religiously aggravated
alleged offences recorded by police in July 2016 was
41% higher than in the same month [in 2015], the Press
Association reported. (page 17)
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More than 300 hate crime incidents were reported
to a national online portal in the week following
the [Brexit] vote – compared to a weekly average of
63, figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council
showed. (page 17)
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BAME people are more likely to enjoy their work and
have far greater ambition than their white colleagues.
64% of BAME and 41% of white employees in the panel
survey said it is important that they progress. (page 27)
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The lack of role models in the workplace is particularly
stark for Black Caribbean (11%) and Other Black
group (7%) employees, with Chinese and Mixed race
employees lacking role models both inside and outside
of the workplace. (page 27)
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A report, which analysed research on employment in
UK state-funded primary and secondary schools, found
that last year just 6% of state primary school teachers
and 9.9% of qualified and unqualified teachers in
maintained secondary schools were from black, Asian
and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. (page 28)
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Just 3% of headteachers in state-funded primary
schools and 3.6% in maintained secondary schools are
from an ethnic minority groups. (page 28)
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According to a YouGov survey in 2015, 72% of people
in Denmark have a negative impression of Roma/
Gypsies, compared to 58% of people in Britain and
454% of people in Sweden. (page 33)
