UK – Equity Reports
Equity Reports – UK
Link | Description |
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| 1999: UK Event – The Macpherson Report (UK) | In 1999 a significant inquiry exploring matters arising from the death of Stephen Lawrence identifed lessons to be learned for the investigation and prosecution of racially motivated crimes. The term institutional racism was brought into prominance as a result of this inquiry. The inquiry report is commonly referred to as the Macpherson Report |
| 2003: UK Event – The Victoria Climbie Inquiry: Report of an Inquiry by Lord Laming | The Victoria Climbié Inquiry was an independent inquiry into the events leading up to the death of Victoria Climbié, an eight-year-old child who died in hospital in February 2000 of injuries sustained after months of abuse. |
| 2013: UK Event – The Adebowale Report: Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing Report | The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing was set up in September 2012 at the request of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. The Commission’s brief was to review the work of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) regarding people who have died or been seriously injured following police contact or in police custody and to make recommendations to inform MPS conduct, response, and actions where mental health is, or is perceived to be, a key issue. The Independent Commission on Mental Health and Policing Report: Report of an Inquiry by Lord Victor Adebowale into deaths in custody highlighted that nationally, a high percentage of those who die in custody are from BME communities. It was noted that in 2011, 38% of all deaths in police custody were related to BAME individuals (UK Government, 2013). |
| 2014: The Young Review: Improving outcomes for young black and/or Muslim men in the Criminal Justice System | One of the main aims of the Young Review has been to consider how existing knowledge regarding the disproportionately negative outcomes experienced by black and Muslim male offenders may be applied in the significantly changed environment introduced under the Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) reforms (UK Government, 2017). |
| 2017: UK Event – Race Disparity Audit (UK) | As well as a review of each topic on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website, the report presents an overview of disparities that have most impact across all aspects of people’s lives. This analysis helps to understand and assess differences between ethnic groups, and to identify those public services where disparities are diminishing and those where work is needed to develop effective strategies to reduce disparities between ethnic groups. Published 10 October 2017 |
| 2018: UK Government – Public Appointments Diversity Stocktake 2018 (UK) | The "Public Appointments Diversity Stocktake 2018" report from the UK government shows that as of March 31, 2018, 43% of public appointees were female, 10% were from ethnic minorities, and 5% had a declared disability. The stocktake, published on December 3, 2018, provided an overview of diversity in public appointments as of that date, highlighting both progress and areas where more work was needed. |
| 2020: UK Event – Windrush Lessons Learned Review by Wendy Williams (UK) | The Home Office established the Windrush Lessons Learned Review on 2 May 2018. The review is asked to “identify the key lessons for the Home Office going forward”. Issues identified in the report relate to all three of those levels in the Home Office. The review’s task was to investigate: the key legislative, policy and operational decisions that led to members of the Windrush generation becoming entangled in measures designed for illegal immigrants; what other factors played a part; why these issues were not identified sooner; what lessons the organisation can learn to ensure it does things differently in future; whether corrective measures are now in place and, if so, an assessment of their initial impact; what (if any) further recommendations should be made for the future (Williams, 2020). |
| 2021: UK Event – Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report (UK) | The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report (UK) led by Tony Sewell attempted to lay the ground for a country built on the full participation and trust of all communities. The Scottish Human Rights Commission shares the concerns of many that the recent Report from the UK Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities does not accord with the experiences of many people from black and minority ethnic communities in Scotland, nor the available data. We know from our work that black and minority ethnic people across Scotland face many barriers, including systemic racism, to their human rights, including in areas such as health, social care, housing and employment. |
| 2022: UK Event – Inquiry into Racial Injustice in Maternity Care (UK) | In May 2022, Birthrights published "Systemic Racism, not Broken Bodies," a report detailing the findings of a year-long inquiry into racial injustice in UK maternity care. The inquiry, overseen by an expert panel, included over 300 Black, Brown, and mixed-ethnicity women and birthing people who shared their experiences. The report revealed that systemic racism within maternity services, from individual interactions to policies, deeply impacts the basic rights of these women during pregnancy and childbirth. |
| 2022: UK Event – Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review Child Q (UK) | The Child Q inquiry arose when the Child Q scandal in 2022 brought the topic of strip searching children and young people under public scrutiny, particularly the failures in decision-making by the officers involved and of applying practice within policy guidelines. Child Q, a 15-year-old girl, was strip-searched after she was wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis at school. The search was conducted despite officers having the knowledge that Child Q was menstruating and without another adult present. |
| 2023: UK Event – The Baroness Casey Review – Metropolitan Police (UK) | March 2023 saw the publication of Baroness Casey’s review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service. Police Scotland undertook a programme of activity to strengthen its vetting procedures, took part in the integrity screening project led by the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) and ran a communications campaign to raise awareness around the legislative standards of professional behaviour for officers and the staff code of conduct (Police Scotland, 2025) |
