Press releases
25 Years of SFSC: Equity, inclusion, and lasting change for families and communities
Leandra Box reflects on the last 25 years of the SFSC programme In 1999, as an early career researcher at the Race Equality Unit (now the Race Equality Foundation) I set out [...]
One year on: Reflections since the 2024 Racist Riots
Marking the anniversary of last summer’s racist riots, the Race Equality Foundation stands in solidarity with all those affected. In this blog, we reflect on the response to the riots, ours and [...]
Co-produced recommendations for London addressing structural racism as a driver of health inequalities
The Race Equality Foundation has facilitated the co-development of recommendations to address structural racism in London. The recommendations were informed by the Institute of Health Equity evidence review on Structural Racism, [...]
Race Equality Foundation Response to the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan
“Promises must be matched by action to tackle racial injustice in health” The Race Equality Foundation welcomes the Government’s ambition to reshape healthcare around people’s lives through its new 10 Year Health [...]
Race Equality Foundation welcomes the Secretary of State’s commitment to tackling health inequalities – and the long-overdue review of the Carr-Hill formula
We welcome the Health and Social Care Secretary’s recognition that our health and care system is still failing too many – especially those from Black, Asian and other minoritised communities. His commitment [...]
Fathers Together podcast shares voices of young fathers in prison – part of collaborative research with the Race Equality Foundation
Fathers Together is a six-part podcast series about young dads, imprisonment, and what it means to hold onto love, identity, and hope in the toughest of places. Launched on Father’s Day, 15th [...]
A letter to the Prime Minister urging government action on Racist, Xenophobic and Gender-based violence in Northern Ireland
In response to the violence in Ballymena and across Northern Ireland, Jabeer Butt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, alongside racial justice leaders have written an open letter to the Prime Minister. Writing on [...]
Understanding the Racist Riots of 2024 and what should be done
UK at risk of further waves of racist rioting unless government acts, latest report by leading race equality charity argues. 27th May 2025 - ‘Understanding the Racist Riots of 2024 and what [...]
After the Racist Riots: Building an unapologetic anti-racist future
A young South Asian man is walking down a street in Hartlepool when, without warning, he is punched in the face. Onlookers cheer, laugh and yell racial slurs. “A Paki got [...]
A statement on the implications for social care of the immigration White Paper
The Government’s latest immigration announcement, particularly its proposal to end international recruitment into the social care sector, is deeply concerning, reflecting a profound failure to value care or the people who provide it. Previous visa [...]
Racism at the root: Tackling ethnic health inequities through racially-just data and policy with Professor Laia Bécares
Professor Laia Bécares on the importance of a racially-just approach to collecting, analysing, and interpreting ethnicity data. Ethnic health inequities are persistent in the UK. People from Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean, and [...]
A critical assessment of census and survey data in ethnic group research: Insights from Dr Nigel de Noronha
The meanings of race in the UK have developed in different ways over time and space. From the scientific hierarchies used to justify slavery and exploitation, to the stigmatisation of groups based [...]
Rethinking Data with Dr Brenda Hayanga: How methodological imagination can bridge data gaps to address ethnic health inequalities
There is a consensus in the literature that good quality data is a cornerstone for understanding and effectively addressing long-standing ethnic inequalities in health (Sheikh,et al., 2023), (Kapadia, et al., 2022). For [...]
British Gas Energy Trust funds the Race Equality Foundation
The Race Equality Foundation has been awarded a grant by the British Gas Energy Trust (the Trust) to help raise awareness of the Trusts energy debt write-off grants amongst Black, Asian and [...]
Jabeer Butt OBE on the case for high-quality accessible ethnicity data
As the Race Equality Foundation, in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, launch their survey on gaps in ethnicity data, our CEO, Jabeer Butt OBE, reflects on the importance of ethnicity-disaggregated data [...]
Supporting over 900 parents through the SFSC Stronger Relationships Programme
The SFSC team has been working hard sharing all the great work and learning from the last 18 months on reducing parental conflict through the SFSC Stronger Relationships Programme. In the last [...]
New project to champion underrepresented voices in environmental debate
We know that Britain's Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities are, on average, more affected by the environmental crises due to societal inequity, such as low access to green and blue spaces [...]
Race Equality Foundation: A response to the Children’s Commissioner Children’s Involvement in the 2024 Riots report
The Children's Commissioner published a new report titled Children's Involvement in the 2024 Riots. The Race Equality Foundation's CEO, Jabeer Butt OBE along with leaders across the race equality space have written a letter the Children's Commissioner, [...]
Jabeer Butt OBE Appointed to Net Zero Council to Represent Voluntary Sector and Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities
Jabeer Butt, Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation, has been appointed to the Net Zero Council by Ed Miliband, the Secretary of State for the Department of Energy Security and Net [...]
The racist riots and the NHS: What next?
Leading race equality in healthcare researcher argues the racist riots should have been a wake up call for the NHS, putting forward recommendations on what needs to be done 2nd December 2024 [...]
Race Equality Foundation, Health Innovation Network South London, and Partners Launch Groundbreaking Initiative to Address Racial Health Inequalities
2nd December – The London Anti-Racism Collaboration for Health (LARCH) initiative, funded by the London Health and Care Partnership, is championing racial equity across the NHS and the broader health and care [...]
Research centre seeks to reduce health inequalities
A new £9m research centre focused on tackling and reducing health inequalities in the UK has been announced today. The ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity (Equalise) is led from University College [...]
Race Equality Foundation and Partners Launch Sector-Wide Project ‘Responding to the Racist Riots’.
Leading race equality organisations including The Race Equality Foundation, Muslim Charities Network, the Alliance for Racial Justice, and NAVCA are launching a sector-wide project to confront the root causes of the recent [...]
New report “Where do I belong? Where is home?” Experiences of racism and homelessness.
A new report from Crisis, shaped by a panel of Experts by Experience, uncovers the human stories behind the statistics that draw a direct link between race and homelessness. These real-life accounts [...]
Statement on Autumn Budget speculation
Will the Budget announced today by Rachel Reeves be one that tackles racial inequality? The past 14 years has seen inequality on the rise with a disproportionate impact on Black, Asian, and [...]
