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Publications
Additional MDA publications will be added over the coming months.
Race Equality: Guidance for Small Housing Associations
MDA was commissioned by the Housing Corporation to carry out a review of how far small housing associations had developed and progressed the issue of race equality. The report provides guidance and practical ideas for small housing associations. The emphasis is on a flexible approach which should be interpreted and customised to individual associations. The publication can be found at the following link on the Housing Corporation website:
MDA was commissioned by the Housing Corporation to carry out a review of how far small housing associations had developed and progressed the issue of race equality. The report provides guidance and practical ideas for small housing associations. The emphasis is on a flexible approach which should be interpreted and customised to individual associations. The publication can be found at the following link on the Housing Corporation website:
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Research on Ethnic Diversity amongst suppliers of Legal Aid services
MDA carried out a race equality impact assessment for the Legal Services Commission on its proposals for changing the way in which it procures criminal defence services. The research focussed on the impact that the introduction of competitive tendering could have on BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) law firms in England and Wales. The research findings and its recommendations have been considered both by the LSC and Lord Carter of Coles in his review of Legal Aid Procurement and will influence the design of future contracts for criminal defence services. The publication can be found at the following link on the Legal Services Commission website.
MDA carried out a race equality impact assessment for the Legal Services Commission on its proposals for changing the way in which it procures criminal defence services. The research focussed on the impact that the introduction of competitive tendering could have on BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) law firms in England and Wales. The research findings and its recommendations have been considered both by the LSC and Lord Carter of Coles in his review of Legal Aid Procurement and will influence the design of future contracts for criminal defence services. The publication can be found at the following link on the Legal Services Commission website.
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Code of Practice on Racial Equality in Housing
MDA were commissioned by the Commission for Racial Equality to redraft the Statutory Code of Practice in Housing which involved combining the two existing Codes for the rented and non rented housing sectors into one statutory Code. The new Code of Practice will reflect the numerous changes that have taken place in the housing arena both in the legal framework, the social housing and private sector housing market since the first Codes were issued in the 1980s. The Code has been published for consultation and can be found on the CRE website at:
MDA were commissioned by the Commission for Racial Equality to redraft the Statutory Code of Practice in Housing which involved combining the two existing Codes for the rented and non rented housing sectors into one statutory Code. The new Code of Practice will reflect the numerous changes that have taken place in the housing arena both in the legal framework, the social housing and private sector housing market since the first Codes were issued in the 1980s. The Code has been published for consultation and can be found on the CRE website at:
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The Housing Corporation's BME housing policy: Assessing its impact
MDA was commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the Housing Corporation's Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Policy and to make recommendations for the future. The publication can be found at the following link on the Housing Corporation website:
MDA was commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the Housing Corporation's Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Policy and to make recommendations for the future. The publication can be found at the following link on the Housing Corporation website:
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Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Associations and their involvement in Local Authority Stock Transfers
The Housing Corporation and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) commissioned MDA to produce good practice guidance to promote the involvement of black and minority (BME) Housing Associations in the transfer of housing stock from local authorities to Associations. The publication can be found at the following link on the ODPM website:
The Housing Corporation and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) commissioned MDA to produce good practice guidance to promote the involvement of black and minority (BME) Housing Associations in the transfer of housing stock from local authorities to Associations. The publication can be found at the following link on the ODPM website:
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