Ouseley Report
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The Ouseley Report, dated 7 March 2005, by the former chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality
Commission for Racial Equality
The Commission for Racial Equality was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom which aimed to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality. Its work has been merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.-History:...

, Herman, Lord Ousely
Herman Ouseley, Baron Ouseley
Herman George Ouseley, Baron Ouseley is a British parliamentarian, who has run public authorities, including local councils and is an adviser and reviewer of public services organisations. Lord Ouseley holds an expertise in equality and diverity matters and is the Chairperson of several charitable...

, gave a long-awaited response to race relations in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

, whilst painting a picture of segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...

 and also a deep-rooted concern about crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

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Lord Ouseley said there were solutions and he proposed what he called a "people's programme" to bring social harmony to the city. He envisaged a strengthening of partnerships between community groups, better education of diversity issues in schools and a review of policing methods.

Launching the report, Lord Ouseley said it would not offer "quick solutions" or recriminations, but longer-term strategies for healing a fractured city. "The review is about the deep changes in attitudes and behaviour that must be achieved across communities...to bring about changes for all the people in Bradford," he said.
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