By T Haug, K V Grude and E S Andersen.The book sets out a unique methodology that has been developed and refined by the authors over 20 years. During this period it has been adopted as a standard approach by organizations all over the world. It highlights the close relationship between managing change and the key ideas of GDPM. The central focus is to develop an understanding of, and commitment to, managing successful and lasting change. 

The Commission for Racial Equality has begun consultations on a new guide for partnerships involving public authorities and others on their duty to promote race equality. A draft has been drawn up together with a questionnaire designed to get feedback on what the final guide should contain.’Public authorities and partnerships - a draft guide for consultation’ is being circulated by the CRE, which says it is keen to get comments from a wide range of organisations and individuals. 

A scheme designed to give more people from the minority ethnic communities first hand experience of the work of magistrates’ courts is to be tried out in London and eleven other areas after successful pilots in seven other parts of England and Wales.The Magistrates Shadowing Scheme is run jointly by the Department for Constitutional Affairs and Operation Black Vote.