Extract from Welsh Parliament statement on Eradicating racism and building an anti-racist Wales - June 22
Wednesday, 23 June 2021 07:52
Jane Hutt (Minister for Social Justice) MS:...We have to do
something about those national governing bodies of sport in Wales,
highlighted by that ITV programme, Wales This Week. And you draw
attention to the policy theme, leadership and representation. We've
made our commitment, Deputy Llywydd, to hold all leaders of public
bodies personally accountable for delivering a representative
workforce, and inclusive and psychologically safe workplaces. We
are supporting the work of Sport Wales and...Request free trial
(Minister for
Social Justice) MS:...We have to do something about those national
governing bodies of sport in Wales, highlighted by that ITV
programme, Wales This Week. And you draw attention to the
policy theme, leadership and representation. We've made our
commitment, Deputy Llywydd, to hold all leaders of public bodies
personally accountable for delivering a representative workforce,
and inclusive and psychologically safe workplaces. We are
supporting the work of Sport Wales and they are working with
UK Sport, Sport
England, Sport Scotland and Sport Northern Ireland to
tackle racism and racial inequalities, but they are now expected to
respond in terms of the actions outlined in the race equality
action plan. I think it's very important, also, that we just do
acknowledge the work of Sport Wales who've produced the—and this
has come through as a result of information from that
programme—#TellYourStory campaign, asking people from black, Asian
and minority ethnic communities to share their knowledge and
understanding of what it's like to be involved in or even be
excluded from sport, and that racism that has actually driven
people out of the sport because of the intolerable impact on their
lives...
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