About Us

Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), founded in 1971, is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity made up of individual members and representatives from a wide range of organisations. ELREC has a remit to work across the areas of City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Councils.

The main objectives of ELREC are:

  • to work towards the elimination of discrimination in all its forms
  • to reduce inequality and promote a culture of human rights
  • to promote good relations between persons of protected characteristics without distinction on grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age and creed; and
  • to promote and organize cooperation in the achievement of the aforesaid purposes and to that end to bring together in ELREC representatives of the statutory authorities and voluntary organizations engaged in the furtherance of the aforesaid purposes within the Local Authority Council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian

 

Full copies of ELREC Memorandum and Articles of Association can be viewed below:

Memorandum approved October 2010

Articles approved October 2010

Our Vision

ELREC works towards a prejudice free society where everyone is treated with respect, integrity and justice.

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Our Values

ELREC strives to be an organisation which embodies the principles of transparency, integrity, equity, mutual co-operation and participatory democracy.

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Our Mission

ELREC exists to promote equality and to fight all forms of prejudice. We believe that no one can claim to live in a fair and just society whilst prejudice and inequalities exist. ELREC will work jointly with our beneficiaries and partners to challenge injustice and dismantle barriers which deny individuals and communities equal access to life opportunities in Edinburgh & Lothians.

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We aim to

  • Work towards the elimination of inequality and discrimination
  • Promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different equality groups
  • Promote and organise co-operation of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations
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Our primary functions are:

  • To provide advice and assistance on all types of discrimination
  • To do capacity building work with all communities
  • To improve access to mainstream services
  •  To bring equality into the mainstream within the public sector and other bodies
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Honorary Position

Honorary President
Professor Geoff Palmer OBE
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Board of Directors

ELREC is governed by a Management Board who are elected from the membership. The membership of the current Management Board is as follows:

Chair
Mr Foysol Choudhury MBE
Vice Chair and Chair of Personnel Subcommittee
Mr Ehtisham (Shami) Ullah Khan
Treasurer and Chair of Finance and General Purposes Subcommittee
Dr John Christopher Wigglesworth
Company Secretary and Chair of Membership Panel
Mr Mohamed Amjad Chaudhry
Ordinary Board Members
Mr Olusegun Akintola
Mr Mathew Gierak
Mr Noonu Miah
Ms Maggie Morrison
Mr Ijaz Nazir
Mrs Azra Sharif-Qayyum
 
Mrs Ishrat Sharif
 
Mrs Parmjit Singh
 
Mrs Shamylla Syed
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Staff

Director
Nina Giles
Administrator
Arun Gopinath
Equalities Engagement Worker
Mizanur Rahaman
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Volunteers

Neha Bhatnaghar
Luke Ryan Nixon
  Sifiso Ncube
  Patricia Herrador
  Rapinder Adekola
  Elena Daskalova

If you would like to volunteer with ELREC click here to go to our volunteering page.

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Funders

ELREC is supported by:

  • The City of Edinburgh Council
  • Lothian & Borders Police
  • Scottish Government through the Voluntary Action Fund
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Join ELREC as a Member

ELREC welcomes all individuals and organisations who share our aims, visions and values to join us as members. As a member, you will receive a copy of ELREC quarterly Community Newsletter, attend ELREC lectures, opportunity to shape ELREC policy direction and take part in ELREC annual Management Board election.

For more information please visit the membership page

To become a member, simply complete a membership form that is suitable to you and return it to us.

Membership application individual

Membership application incoporated organisation

Membership application unincorporated organisation

Becoming a member

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

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Volunteer with ELREC

Volunteering with ELREC is a great way to develop your skills, meet new people and work as part of an enthusiastic team. Volunteering is a process of exchange. The people who volunteer for ELREC are an exciting, dynamic and diverse group who share a willingness to contribute their time and talent towards promoting equality and fighting discrimination. How you contribute - and how much time you contribute - differs from person to person. We're always looking for helpful and reliable volunteers, so why not make good use of your skills, get involved and join our volunteering team?


For more information
click here to go to our volunteering page.

 

Vacancies

We have no vacancies at the moment. However we are looking for volunteers please see the section Volunteer With ELREC below for details.

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