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The Commission for Racial Equality www.cre.gov.uk/ provides advice on promoting racial equality and has further information on consulting with ethnic minority communities in its ‘Duty to Promote Race Equality, A Guide for Public Authorities' www.cre.gov.uk/duty/grr/index.html [External website].
The Home Office has guidance on consulting with children and young people at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ [External website].
The Faith Communities Unit (contact public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk) at the Home Office is a central source of advice on a range of issues relating to faith communities in the UK. Their report, ‘Working Together: Co-operation between Government and Faith Communities' (2004) promotes best practice engagement with faith communities. It can be accessed at: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ [External website].
Contact the Small Business Service www.sbs.gov.uk [External website] for help and advice on consulting with small businesses.
The ‘Framework for Partnership' agreement between Government and Local Authorities sets a framework for engagement between central and local government. It stipulates that the period for consultation between them should be a minimum of six weeks. You can access the Framework for Partnership on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister website at: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_localgov/documents/page/odpm_locgov_608544-02.hcsp#P22_1894 [External website].
