High-powered Bradford Vision wants results within six months after tackling the damning Ouseley Report on the district's race relations.

Paul Smith, chairman of Vision's executive, told a special Council scrutiny committee last night that they recognised the urgency of demonstrating to people that things were happening and it was not just talk. They realised it was critical to harness the enthusiasm of people who wanted to do something after the report was published in July.

He added the executive would "sign off" an action plan proposed by the district's main organisations next week. It would go to Vision's board in December.

Bradford Vision - made up of organisations including the Council, police and health authority - has been given the role of co-ordinating the action plan on the race relations study. But Mr Smith said last night that Vision was also extending it to a full community review of the whole district.

Councillor Keith Thomson said: "People aren't interested in strategies. We need something which will impact radically on young men in this district.

"This has got to be a good news story. By next Easter there must be measurable outcomes. We must have the will and the courage to do it."

Bradford Council's chief executive, Ian Stewart, told the meeting they wanted quick results but also policies over a period of time. Action was already being taken over the proposed Urban Regeneration Company, street wardens and setting up a youth parliament.

Director of Education, Phil Green, who was invited to the meeting to report on the effect of school admissions on race relations, said primary schools were already "twinning" with each other and "fiefdoms" were breaking down in secondary schools where there was a greater willingness to work together.

But he described admission policies as a "vexed issue" and said the local authority had little say over policies with voluntary aided and foundation schools.