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Commission For
Racial Equality
Elliot House
10 / 12 Allington Street
London
SW1 5EH
TEL 020 7828 7022
MINICOM 020 7932 5419
FAX 020 7630 7605
4th December 2000
Our Ref: LS/00/688/BA
Dear Mr Bryson
Notice of Extension of Time Pursuant to
Section 66(4) of Race Relations Act 1976
I write to confirm that following your
written application for assistance with your case of racial
discrimination, we are considering your spplication and making
appropriate equiries.
We are under a statutory duty to make a
decision on your application within two months after the date
we received it. All decisions on whether or not what kind
of assistance, if any, is granted to an applicant are made
by the Legal Committee of the commission.
Unfortunately we are not able to make a
decision whether or not to grant you assistance within this
two month period, and the Race Relation Act gives us the power
to extend that period by one extra month.
Please treat this letter as formal notice
from the Commission for Racial Equality to youself that the
time period for considering your application has been extended
to three months.
If your case does not concern employment
and is a matter for determination by the County Court or Sheriff
Court then there are special rules which apply to the time
limit for starting proceedings in your case.
In matters falling under Part III of the
Race Relations Act 1976 ( discrimination in areas of housing,
education, provision of goods, facilities and services - in
general non-employment matters) the Act says that claims of
racial discrimination should be started in the County Court/Sheriff
Court within six months of the date of the discrimination
complained about. As you have applied in writing to the Commission
for Racial Equality for assistance with your case you are
automatically given eight months, this means that your case
must now be commenced in the County/Sheriff Court within nine
months starting from the date of the discrimination complained
of.
This notice does not affect any time limits
which apply to employment cases which must be started at an
Industrial Tribunal within three months of the discrimination
complained of.
There is no need for you to take any action
as a result of this letter, but please keep the letter in
a safe place as it does have important consequences concerning
the time limits if your case fall to be determined by County
Court in England & Wales or Sheriff Court in Scotland.
your application will be put to the Legal
Committee of the Commission as soon as possible and you will
be advised of the Committee's decision.
Yours sincerely
PATRICK ROBINSON
Head of Complaints
London & South Region
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