Press releases

Commenting on the report on ethnic health inequalities published by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, Jabeer Butt OBE, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said:  “This report pulls together important [...]

The Race Equality Foundation has kicked off an innovative project to improve the recording of ethnicity and help tackle health inequalities on a wide scale. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the [...]

In response to the Women’s Health Strategy Vision Document published by the Government, Tracey Bignall, Senior Policy & Practice Officer at the Race Equality Foundation said: “The national approach to women’s health is [...]

Commenting on the latest MoJ ethnicity and the criminal justice system figures, Jabeer Butt OBE, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said: “These figures tell a disturbing story that is unfortunately all too [...]

The Race Equality Foundation has signed a joint statement with over 150 other organisations, asking the Government to put safety first. — Following the tragic deaths of at least 27 people in the [...]

Jabeer Butt OBE, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said: “This distressing evidence of Black women being more than four times more likely to die in childbirth, adds insult to injury because [...]

Responding to today’s Budget, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said: “We wanted to see today’s Budget investing in people over places and building back fairer for those [...]

Commenting on HMI Probation’s report on the experiences of black and mixed heritage boys in the youth justice system, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said:  “The evidence on [...]

CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said: “Caring for our communities should mean leaving no-one behind, but the pandemic has exposed the cruel reality of inequalities in health [...]

Commenting on the Covid lessons learned report from the HoC Health and Social Care Committee, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said: “The pandemic has laid bare shocking inequalities [...]

Responding to the new Hate Crime figures published by the Government on 12 October 2021, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE, said: “The latest hate crime figures paint a [...]

Responding to news that the NHS has announced a deal for sickle cell treatment, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said: “This life-changing sickle cell treatment will be a game [...]

Commenting on the Government’s launch of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), CEO of the Race Equality Foundation, Jabeer Butt OBE said: “We welcome the establishment of the OHID and [...]

The Race Equality Foundation has today launched a new toolkit which aims to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing for children, through reducing parental conflict. The unique toolkit highlights that: ●  1 [...]

Responding to the Government announcement on social care, Jabeer Butt OBE, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said:  “Today’s announcement is important, particularly for our ageing Black, Asian and minority ethnic population, [...]

Commenting on the newly published ONS labour market report and the TUC’s analysis of BME unemployment figures, Jabeer Butt OBE, CEO of the Race Equality Foundation said: “While this report shows the [...]

The Race Equality Foundation has joined the Archbishops Commission on Reimagining Care. Established by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Commission aims to articulate the enduring values and principles which should [...]

Our Cheif Executive Jabeer Butt OBE was recently featured in Inside Housing’s new series Racism and Housing. The recent shocking exposés about damp, mouldy, and unsanitary conditions in social housing in [...]

he Foundation welcomes the comments of Journalist and Broadcaster, Martin Daubney, on the Wright Show on Friday 22nd June, about his attendance at an SFSC Parenting Course in Southwark.  Great to [...]