• Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report widely discredited by inclusivity leaders and experts
• Report undermines all the hard work that organisations have done to help under-representation in senior positions
• Tony Sewell has a documented history of denying the existence of institutional racism
• No faith in Boris Johnson’s commitment to Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority progress given his own racism
• At least two listed academics to give evidence categorically deny contributing to the report
• Assimilation is not the same as equal representation
  

By now we’re sure that everyone has seen the result of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities eight-month long investigation into racism following last year’s Black Lives Matter protests. We are dismayed by the clear lack of understanding displayed in the report’s findings.

 

The last three years have seen an exciting journey within the ethnicity agenda, with the launch of various reports and the Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting Consultation being launched. Over that time, we've worked on this initiative and listened to over 200 organisations, become the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Governance and Inclusive Leadership, launched a workplace conference and awards.
Sarah Garrett MBE tells us how she's keen to ensure that 2019 sees just as much progress as the past few years.