MACP-68 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require schools to implement anti-racism strategies, record and publish racist incidents

Recommendation

That Local Education Authorities and school Governors have the duty to create and implement strategies in their schools to prevent and address racism. Such strategies to include: that schools record all racist incidents; that all recorded incidents are reported to the pupils' parents/guardians, school Governors and LEAs; that the numbers of racist incidents are published annually, on a school by school basis; and that the numbers and self defined ethnic identity of "excluded" pupils are published annually on a school by school basis.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified outlining legislation or guidance that places a duty on Local Education Authorities and school Governors to create and implement strategies to prevent and address racism, including requirements for recording, reporting, and annual publication of racist incidents. The most recent evidence identified is general search results on GOV.UK related to local education authorities, which do not provide specific actions or dates.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Macpherson Inquiry — Final Report 24 Feb 1999
Recommendation age 27.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates