Hello from Action For Race Equality! We are delighted to have rebranded and relaunched Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) as Action for Race Equality this February. This change marks 30 years since our origins in 1991, and puts a renewed …
The Lammy Review, a year on
A year after the launch of the Government’s Race Disparity Audit, the Ministry of Justice provided an update on its response to David Lammy’s review into the treatment of and outcomes for Black Asian and minority ethnic groups in the criminal justice …
EQUAL’s response to the MoJ
In March 2020 the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published ‘Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2020 Update’. This update sets out the work that has taken place since the Lammy Review recommendations published in …
Challenging bias in Further Education
Colleges and employers have diversity and inclusion policies in place but to what extent do they deliver? While those of us working with young people of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage want to see colleges successfully implement these policies, the …
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‘Who feels it – Knows it’
Bob Marley was the master of lyrics that would stay lodged in the memory for generations. One of his classic lines was “who feels it knows it”. Stop and search, and particularly the dichotomy between the conventional wisdoms that …
National Probation Service London roundtables
National Probation Service London is committed to developing a productive and supportive relationship with a network of London based Black and Asian-led voluntary and community sector organisations as a part of their wider commissioning and EDI …
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COVID 19 and police powers
How will the enhancement of police powers in light of Covid-19 impact on BAME communities? The worldwide Corona pandemic and the UK government’s response to it has impacted every aspect of our lives, from the way we work (from home), to the way we …