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1. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 1.
2. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 1.
3. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 2.
4. According to the study of sectarianism carried out on behalf of GCC, "In the context of Glasgow, sectarianism is usually taken as a specific reference to the conflict between Protestants and Catholics." Sectarianism in Glasgow - Final Report, January 2003. www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DA614F81-4F1B-4452-8847-F3FDE920D550/0/sectarianism03.pdf accessed 12 May 05.
5. New GCC communication guidelines are in preparation.
6. For further explanation of this concept, see section 5.3.2.1.
7. Local Inter Faith Activity in the UK: A Survey (London: Inter Faith Network for the UK, 2003), p 1.
8. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 1.
9. In 2003, "44% of authorities in England and Wales had an officer responsible for liaison with faith groups/and or faith issues." Local Inter Faith Activity in the UK, p ix. For example the Faith and Social Action Officer in Lewisham Council, London; the Senior Policy Officer (Faith Communities) in the London Borough of Camden; and the Interfaith Development Officer, Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council.
10. This legislation is part of the Local Government Scotland Act 2003. http://www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/30001--c.htm#15
11. Working Together: Co-operation between Government and Faith Communities (London: Home Office Faith Communities Unit) February 2004.
12. Working Together, para 1.2.1.
13. This unit was a reconstitution of what was formerly the Religious Issues Section of the Home Office Race Equality Unit and took place in October 2003.
14. Working Together, p 7.
15. This body, which was part of the Lambeth Group, is based in the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. It is chaired by a government minister and works on urban renewal and social inclusion.
16. A network of over 100 Faith Communities, inter faith and educational bodies founded in 1987.
17. Working Together, p 8.
18. Faith and Community: A Good Practice Guide for Local Authorities (London: Local Government Association) 2002 , para 3.1
19. For further information see the links page of the SIFC website at www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/interfaithscotland/links.html accessed on 16th Oct 04.
20. See information concerning the FOF on the Glasgow City Council website at: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/YourCouncil/PolicyPlanning_Strategy/Corporate/Equalities/Religious / accessed on 16th Oct 04
21. This is a formal grouping of a number of Christian Churches in the Glasgow area. It comprises representatives from the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Episcopal Church, United Reformed Church, United Free Church, and the Salvation Army.
22. Local Inter Faith Guide,www.interfaith.co.uk/localguide.pdf , accessed 12 May 05.
23. Local Inter Faith Guide,www.interfaith.co.uk/localguide.pdf , accessed 12 May 05.
24. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 1.
25. Scottish Executive, Glasgow Inter Faith Officer Pilot Baseline Study Research Specification, p 2.
26. Kim Knott and Matthew Francis et al., Leeds pilot faiths consultation on restorative justice and the rehabilitation of young male ex-offenders: Final Report, January 2004.
27. See Leeds pilot faiths consultation, p 6 and Local Interfaith Activity in the UK: A Survey (London: Inter Faith Network for the UK, 2003).
28. Leeds pilot faiths consultation, p 6.
29. 1. Questionnaire to local faith representative bodies, 2. a telephone based survey, 3. an email survey, 4. Focus groups, 5. request that a faith or inter faith network consult internally and give responses in a set format, 6. telephone or email interviews with professionals and representatives of comparable inter faith bodies nationally, 7. conference/seminar, 8. interviews with prisoners or ex-offenders. Leeds pilot faiths consultation, p 3.
30. Leeds pilot faiths consultation, p 7.
31. Leeds pilot faiths consultation, p 9.
32. Working Together, paras 2.2.31-2.2.34.
33. 10 is the maximum number recommended for small group interaction to be effective and to allow sufficient participation. 6 was the minimum considered acceptable to allow for diversity within the representation of a community.
34. See Part 2 Table 1.3(b).
35. Letter from the Bible and Tract Society of Britain dated 13 December 2004. There are a further eight congregations around the Glasgow area with a combined active membership of 672.
36. See Part 2 Table 1.3(a).
37. Research objective 2.
38. Research objective 3.
39. Research objective 4.
40. The researchers understood this to mean senior students who were studying for professional qualifications and who had not yet graduated.
41. Research objective 5.
42. Research objective 6.
43. The Scottish Parliament Corporate Body had responsibility for arranging the opening of the Scottish Parliament.
44. At least one member of the Sikh community, Ravinder Kaur Nijjar, was present at the events, though in her capacity as a representative of SIFC
45. This may be an effect of having a statutory duty, deriving from the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, not to discriminate in terms of race. There is no similar duty with regard to religion.
46. See para 4.2.5
47. New GCC communication guidelines are in preparation.
48. Research objective 7.
49. It is important to note that positive discrimination is against the law.
50. Some members of the Jewish community prefer to talk of anti-Jewishness rather than anti-Semitism because they sense that the hostility is towards Jews not Semites in general.
51. No timescale specified.
52. Research objective 8.
53. Research objective 9.
54. Those associated with GCT.
55. Research objective 10.
56. See Local Inter Faith Activity in the UK: A Survey, (London: Inter Faith Network for the UK, 2003) p 13.
57. See para 4.2.2.
58. This information is a shortened version of the Museum website home page. For full details please visit the website http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=13
59. For further information please visit the website http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sguht/patients/patindex.htm
60. For more details about the university and chaplaincy please visit their website http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/chaplaincy/index.htm
61. This information is an adaptation of the Colloquy web page on the University of Edinburgh Chaplaincy website. For further details please visit the website http://www.chaplaincy.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/colloquy.html
62. See the web page at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/chaplaincy /
63. For more information on community safety see http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/News/PressReleases/PreviousPressReleases/January2005/Councilgetsbackingtotackleissuesofprejudice.htm
64. Local Inter Faith Activity in the UK: A Survey, (London: Inter Faith Network for the UK, 2003) p 97.
65. See Kim Knott and Matthew Francis et al., Leeds pilot faiths consultation on restorative justice and the rehabilitation of young male ex-offenders: Final Report, January 2004. For more details on the work of the Forum visit http://www.networkleeds.com/index.pl?z=39&s=365
66. Local Inter Faith Activity in the UK: A Survey, (London: Inter Faith Network for the UK, 2003) p 78.
67. See para 4.2.8.
68. The core group of GCC officials who met with the research team were staff who carry anti-racism responsibility within GCC.
69. http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000034.htm accessed 18 Mar 05.
70. The exception is the Baha'i faith for whom 'unity' and openness to all faiths is a foundational way of being.
71. See para 4.13.
72. The Census was undertaken before the Council's housing stock was transferred to Glasgow Housing Association in March 2003.

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