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Bill · started in the Commons

Race Relations (Election Candidates) Bill

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Race Relations (Election Candidates) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 February 2008 by Keith Vaz (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

What the bill does

<p><!-- Old BKB long title -->The aim of this Bill is to increase the number of elected representatives from different ethnic groups by making provision for political parties to have the option of drawing up shortlists for candidates on the grounds of ethnicity. It would do this by exempting the selection of candidates from the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 6 Feb 2008
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Oct 2008.