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<p>Racial harassment is unacceptable and we cannot tolerate staff and students being
victims of it at our world-leading universities.</p><p> </p><p>Higher education providers
have clear responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and should discharge their
responsibilities fully and have robust policies and procedures in place to comply
with the law, to investigate and swiftly address incidents reported to them.</p><p>
</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with partners, including Universities
UK (UUK) and the Office for Students (OfS), to drive progress on matters of racial
harassment and hatred in higher education. Department for Education officials meet
with UUK and OfS at least quarterly to discuss progress on this area, drive momentum
and communicate the government’s priorities.</p><p> </p>
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