Institutional racism

Racism embedded in an organisation’s practices, procedures or culture, rather than confined to the actions of particular individuals.

An organisation’s failure to provide an appropriate service because of people’s ethnicity, culture or skin colour, even when individuals do not recognise that they are discriminating.

Disadvantage arising from an organisation’s rules, routines or practices because of people’s race or ethnic background, even without deliberate racist intent.

An organisation’s policies, routines or practices that systematically disadvantage people because of their ethnicity or perceived racial identity, whether or not individuals deliberately intend this.

Discrimination embedded in an organisation’s practices and culture, rather than only in the attitudes of individual members.