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DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL Page 16 of 33Dorset ProcurementDorset (Weymouth & Portland) RTPI Contract (Tender No. T18470)3.3.3 Disability Discrimination Act (1995)3.3.4 Section 18 of the Local Government Act 1988 permits local authorities to askthe following questions about race relations matters as an exception from thegeneral rule that no preference should be made to non-commercial mattersduring the contracting process.a) Is it your policy as an employer to comply with your statutory obligations underthe Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, and accordingly, your practice notto discriminate directly or indirectly on grounds of colour, race, nationality orethnic or national origin in relation to decisions to recruit, select, remunerate,train or promote employees?YES/NOb) In the last 3 years, has any finding of unlawful racial discrimination in theemployment field been made against your organisation by the EmploymentTribunal or any Court or in any comparable proceedings in any otherjurisdiction?YES/NOc) In the last 3 years, has your organisation been the subject of formalinvestigation by the Commission for Racial Equality or comparable body ongrounds of alleged unlawful discrimination in the employment field?YES/NOIf the answer to either b or c is “YES” or, the Commission or comparable body madea finding adverse to your organisation, what steps have you taken as a result of thatfinding?Version: 06Date: 09/09/2009