1993 - Inauguration of Plymouth and District Racial Equality Council

2004 - PDREC achieved charitable status under the aegis of the Charity Commission. It is constituted by Memorandum & Articles of Association and is a Company Limited by Guarantee.

The PDREC is a membership-based organisation whose direction is overseen by a Trustee Board of Management, supported by staff and volunteers. Our constitution provides for a Board of nine members plus 2 co-optees who are:-

Chair            Steve Pearce, Ass't Chief Constable, D&C Constabulary (Retired)

Vice Chair     Shahin Popple, Counsellor, Plymouth NHS tPCT

Treasurer     TBA

Finance Sub-committee 

Sheila Snellgrove, Director, Barbican Theatre

Juliet Simmons, Force Diversity Manager, D&C Constabulary

Lyn Nightingale, Planning & Development Manager (MH & LD), PtPCT

Personnel Sub-Committee  

Angela Saxby, Equality & Diversity Manager, PtPCT

Benji Shoker, Manager, Plymouth Youth Offending Team

Cyril Whittaker, Community Service Mgr, D&C Housing Association (Non-voting)

Co-opted Members

Helen Allen, Director of Workforce Development, PtPCT (Non-voting)

Cllr Thomas Browne, Plymouth City Cabinet Member

All members of the Board are unpaid and the majority are also members of the PDREC.

Business Plan 2008-2013

Please click below to download a copy of our latest Business Plan and appendixes.

Business Plan rev a

Appendix 1 - Statistics

Appendix 2 - Future Work Plan

Appendix 3a - Cover Note

Appendix 3b - Required Budget Forecast

Appendix 3c - Budget Work Plan

Audited Acounts 31/03/08

Our audited accounts for the previous financial years are available to download from the Charity Commission website.

'Proud Parents' of Plymouths Annual Respect Festival

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