Press releases
Invitation to tender to deliver external audit services to the Race Equality Foundation
Invitation to tender to deliver external audit services to the Race Equality Foundation As a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, the Race Equality Foundation is required to submit audited [...]
Zero tolerance of racism in general and in mayoral elections
ALLIANCE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT THE LEADERS OF THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES MUST MAKE SURE THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE OF RACISM IN GENERAL AND MAYORAL ELECTIONS The Alliance for Racial Justice is [...]
The Children’s Commissioner’s Big Ambition
Just one in five children in England believe their views are important to the adults who run the country, while only 10% of teenagers believe they have the power to influence the [...]
Mental ill health costs society £300 billion every year
The economic and social costs of mental ill health in England reached £300 billion in 2022, according to new research from Centre for Mental Health and commissioned by the NHS Confederation’s Mental [...]
New reducing health inequalities guide for NHS trust boards
NHS Providers has today published a guide for NHS trust board members outlining their role in reducing health inequalities - supporting their overall aim for health inequalities to be viewed as part [...]
Mental health care failing children and young people
Latest CQC report exposes long waits, racial inequalities, and understaffing in mental health care The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently released report, reveals significant failings in mental health services for children and [...]
Race Equality Foundation responds to latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard
The latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) figures have been released. We welcome moves in a positive direction for improvement in workforce diversity and wellbeing. However, there is still much more [...]
New extremism definition unveiled by government
The UK government has today introduced a revised definition of extremism, targeting groups promoting violence, hatred, or intolerance. While not criminalising such groups, they will be denied government funding and access to [...]
Share for Better Care
Public feedback needed to help improve health and care services Today sees the launch of new Care Quality Commission and Healthwatch England campaign, Share For Better Care. They want people to give [...]
New Toolkit and evidence synthesis partnership
We are pleased to announce that the Race Equality Foundation is partnering with the National Children’s Bureau and the EPPI-Centre on a new toolkit for the Youth Endowment Fund. The YEF’s Toolkit [...]
Get your blood pressure checked
The NHS has this week launched a new national campaign to find the ‘missing millions’ who have undiagnosed high blood pressure. - Up to 4.2 million people in England could be living [...]
Report reveals biases in medical devices for minority ethnic people
A new report published today, Equity in Medical Devices: Independent Review, has unveiled troubling biases within medical tools and devices, putting minority ethnic people, women, and those from deprived communities at risk of [...]
Race Equality Foundation response to today’s Budget
Another missed opportunity on race equality "This budget represents yet another missed opportunity by the government to seriously tackle the deep-seated inequality gripping our society. Despite some welcome small steps such as [...]
Mental health in later life
Older people are too often overlooked and excluded from mental health support, according to a new briefing by Centre for Mental Health Mental health in later life, commissioned by Age UK, says [...]
Reforming the Windrush Compensation Scheme
New report from Age UK outlines the failures of the Windrush Compensation Scheme and recommendations for reform Government's efforts to compensate those impacted falls short of addressing the immense trauma experienced by [...]
Angiolini Inquiry report published
Lady Eilish Angiolini yesterday (29th February 2024) published the findings of her independent inquiry into the serious crimes of Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens. She has found a series of shocking failings [...]
Extra funding for early support hubs
The government has announced today: Extra funding for early support hubs to help children and young people receive better mental health support across the country 24 hubs will receive a share of [...]
Together we call on political parties to build a mentally healthier nation
Immediate release Over 60 mental health organisations, including the Race Equality Foundation, are joining together to influence party political manifestos ahead of the General Election. The cost-of-living crisis is just the latest [...]
Achieving racial justice at inquests guide
A new guide has been published that aims to to equip lawyers and coroners with the necessary information and tools to identify and investigate the role of racism in contributing to deaths in [...]
Snapshot report finds distrust in institutions addressing violence against women
Our coalition partner End Violence Against Women have published their annual snapshot report which looks in detail at the current contexts and developments impacting violence against women and girls in the UK; [...]
Supporting racially minoritised youth in criminal justice transitions
The Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) has published a report calling for reforms to ensure that as racially minoritised young people in the criminal justice system turn 18, the ‘by and for’ [...]
Risk of death 12% higher for non-White infants in England
Twelve percent of infant deaths in England could be avoided if all infants in England had the same risk of death as White infants, a new University of Bristol-led study shows. Such [...]
Black Children with SEND face uphill battle in schools
Lived experiences from parents and professionals living in South London A new report from Black Child SEND produced by Global Black Maternal Health reveals that Black children with special educational needs and [...]
School exclusion rates surge for Black Caribbean girls
Official figures have unveiled a concerning trend: the rate of exclusion among Black Caribbean girls has tripled in the past year. The data, obtained from the Department for Education through Freedom of [...]
Labour unveils Race Equality Act plans
- Draft Race Equality Act would give same protections as women now receive - Measures include plans for tackling pay, health and policing disparities Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer, has announced plans [...]
