We speak up against racial inequality across the UK.
Find all the latest major announcements, breaking news, press releases and commentary from the Race Equality Foundation on issues relating to inequalities in health and social care, housing and other public services.
For more information about any press release, email comms@racefound.org.uk or call the Communications team on 07593 454182.
Press releases
EVENS survey research on racism and ethnic inequalities published
More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain have experienced some form of racist assault, according to new research led by experts from The University of [...]
MPs told target needed to end racial inequality in maternal deaths
The Women and Equalities Committee has called on the Government to set a definitive target to eliminate “appalling” inequality in maternal deaths. Black women are almost four times more likely to die [...]
Alliance for Racial Justice response to the Home Secretary’s announcement on grooming gangs
Response to the Home Secretary’s announcement on grooming gangs We are disheartened that the Government has decided to racialize the response to the scourge of child sexual abuse and exploitation in Britain. [...]
The Foundation joins call for the government to scrap plans for asylum camps
171 organisations have written to the Prime Minister to urge him to ‘listen to common sense’ and scrap plans for asylum camps at Wethersfield, Catterick, Bexhill and Scampton, as well as on ferries and [...]
The vulnerable lose out again as the government rows back on its promises to fund social care
The Race Equality Foundation is hugely disappointed by the government’s announcement today that it is effectively cutting its investment plans for social care. Today’s announcement is cruel and unfair to the millions [...]
More institutional racism uncovered – this time from the fire service
The Race Equality Foundounation finds it abhorrent that yet another public service has been shown to be institutional racist on a monumental level. This time it’s the Fire Service. Stark examples of [...]
Race Equality Foundation comment on the Housing Ombudsman Special Report on Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
The shocking death of Awaab Ishak and the initial failure to take action by his social landlord Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, is still reverberating. Yesterday’s publication of the Housing Ombudsman special report is [...]
Race Equality Foundation response to the Children’s Commissioner report on child strip searches
Another week and yet another damning report on the police. Barely a week on from the Casey Review, the Children's Commissioner has found that Black children are being repeatedly failed by the police [...]
The Foundation joins coalition call to ensure RSHE guidance is driven by what young people need
Following recent headlines which have the potential to incite opposition to desperately needed Relationships, Sex, Health and Education (RSHE) in schools, we are part of a coalition of 54 organisations and experts [...]
Alliance for Racial Justice response to Baroness Casey’s Review of the Met
Response to Baroness Casey’s Review of the Culture and Standards of the Metropolitan Police Service The Casey review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police [...]
Coalition calls for improved action to stop millions of lives being ‘needlessly’ cut short
A new, diverse coalition of the UK’s leading charities, businesses and sector bodies — including the Race Equality Foundation, Children’s Society, Health Foundation, Legal & General, and LGA — have come together [...]
Race Equality Foundation response to the Spring Budget
The Budget’s hidden impact and missed opportunity on race equality While some may welcome the Chancellor’s spring Budget with caution, for many people who are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, the [...]
Race Equality Foundation comment on the Budget
How do we know if the Budget will promote race equality? As we await the Budget statement tomorrow, it’s clear that the government needs to continue to do much more to help [...]
Racism is the root cause of ethnic inequalities in health
Racism is the cause of health inequity, from birth through to adulthood and into later life, according to a report by the Race Equality Foundation, whose findings are released today. Researchers looked [...]
Ethnicity and young people’s health inequalities reports published
Two reports published today explore the evidence on the health inequalities experienced by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds. These reports find that young people aged 10-25 from ethnic minority groups are [...]
Race Equality Foundation responds to NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard
The latest NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) figures were released this week. We welcome transparency and there are some signs of improvement but far more still needs to change. The numbers [...]
Tackling inequality and disadvantage with a digital component
The Foundation is pleased to release a report today as part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance on key actions health and care leaders can take to reduce inequalities when developing [...]
Being Well Being Equal
We are pleased to have worked with Spark Inside, as part of the Being Well Being Equal Alliance alongside Wipers CIC, Centre for Mental Health, Clinks, and Zahid Mubarek Trust, to help [...]
Black people should never be more likely to die than White people following police restraint
The Race Equality Foundation responds to today's Inquest report on new data and analysis on police contact and accountability: 'We are shocked and saddened that Black people are seven times more likely [...]
Report on improving the recording of ethnicity in health published
The Foundation has published its joint report with the Office for National Statistics, and funded by the Wellcome Trust, Improving the recording of ethnicity in health datasets. The report explores the views [...]
The Major Conditions Strategy – a response from the Race Equality Foundation
We have taken time to reflect on the implications of the announcement of a Major Conditions Strategy, and have concluded that this carries the potential to diminish the broad and complex challenges [...]
Reimagining Care Commission report
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have launched a report on how the social care system should be overhauled. The Race Equality Foundation was part of the commission that produced the Reimagining [...]
BBC highlights racism in private rented housing
Our CEO Jabeer Butt has commented on the discrimination experienced by black, Asian and minority ethnic people looking for housing. The BBC Newsbeat article highlights the case of "Zara", an Asian women [...]
Race Equality Foundation publishes new report on physical health checks for those with severe mental illness
The Race Equality Foundation has today published a report on physical health checks for people with severe mental illness from Black African and Caribbean communities. This project aimed to find out more [...]
Health experts join forces to tackle high blood pressure in Black African and Caribbean communities
The Race Equality Foundation has launched an innovative new project, together with Smart Health Solutions, Younger Lives and Blood Pressure UK, to address high blood pressure amongst Black African and Caribbean people [...]
