Transcript of a speech given by Nick Johnson, the CRE's director of policy and public sector, at the annual Community Cohesion Conference on 11 July 2007.

12 July 2007

12 June 2007

The Equalities Review, the body set up in February 2005 to carry out an investigation into the causes of persistent discrimination and inequality in British society, has today published its final report, Fairness and Freedom. You can read the CRE's response to the report's findings here.

16 February 2007

09 February 2007

19 January 2007

Text of a joint statement issued by the Commission for Racial Equality and five other equality bodies and charities in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in support of the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland.

Transcript of the CRE chair's address ahead of the opening session of the CRE Race Convention 2006, held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on Monday 27 November 2006.

Transcript of the speech given by the CRE and CEHR chair to the Evangelical Alliance in London on 15 November.

17 November 2006

CRE chair Trevor Phillips warns that unless we have an honest debate about the difficulties of integration and the real anxieties out there, tensions will increase.

10 October 2006

In this article published in The Observer yesterday (8 October), Faz Hakim, the CRE's senior advisor to the Chair, analyses Jack Straw's comments on the wearing of the niqab.

CRE statement regarding the decision to reward damages to Mr M Powell who suffered as a result of Gloucestershire Police Force's discriminatory selection policy.

Today saw the appointment by Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government, of Trevor Phillips as chair of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights. Mr Phillips will continue to chair the CRE until the Secretary of State has made arrangements for his replacement.

As Britain faces the challenges of globalisation and segregation, policy makers must avoid 'fluff, nonsense and politics', the CRE chair told the Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference.

24 August 2006

18 August 2006

Transcript of the CRE chair's address at this CRE-organised seminar, which was held at London's Connaught Rooms on Wednesday 5 July.
24 July 2006

The following is a transcript of a speech given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the annual Isaiah Berlin Lecture at Hampstead Synagogue on 11 July 2006.
12 July 2006

29 June 2006

20 June 2006

Speaking at the Government Office for London, the CRE chair calls for a change in the current race legislation to help Britain's police and security services deal with the threat of terrorism more effectively.

Transcript of the CRE chair's address at the RIMA 2006 awards at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on Wednesday 14th June.

24 May 2006

Transcript of the CRE chair's address at the event held this morning at the BT Tower, London.
09 March 2006

Transcript of the CRE chair's address at the event in Edinburgh on Tuesday 28 February.
03 March 2006

Transcript of the interview broadcast on Sunday morning, in which Trevor Phillips discussed topics including freedom of expression, Britishness, multiculturalism, and the drift towards segregation.
01 March 2006

Quote from an interview given by the CRE chair to the Austrian newspaper Die Presse.
16 February 2006

Transcript of CRE chair Trevor Phillips's speech at the Hugh Gaitskell Memorial Lecture at Nottingham University on 8 February.
09 February 2006

02 February 2006

27 January 2006

26 January 2006

25 January 2006

16 January 2006

CRE Chair calls for new commission and new rules for integration
30 November 2005

15 November 2005

11 November 2005

Trevor Phillips's speech at the launch of a CRE exhibition looking at the legal, social and political changes which have shaped race discrimination legislation over the past four decades.
09 November 2005

A statement by CRE Chair Trevor Phillips
04 November 2005

A plan for increased diversity in the civil service was announced today by the Cabinet Office minister, John Hutton, and the cabinet secretary, Sir Gus O'Donnell
01 November 2005

Trevor Phillips calls for a new debate and new rules for a new Britain in a speech at Northampton University.
28 October 2005

25 October 2005

Full text of Trevor Phillips's speech to the Conservative Party Conference Muslim Forum on Monday 3 October.
04 October 2005

Transcript of a speech given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the Manchester Council for Community Relations today.
22 September 2005

04 August 2005

Statement by Kay Hampton, CRE Deputy Chair
03 August 2005

Transcript of a speech given by the CRE chair at the launch of 'Promoting Good Race Relations: A guide for local authorities' at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers building, London.
12 July 2005

08 July 2005

Transcript of the CRE chair's address at the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 July.
06 July 2005

Transcript of Trevor Phillips's speech at the CRE's Race In The Media Awards 2005 at London's Curzon Mayfair.
28 June 2005

Transcript of a speech given today by the CRE chair to the annual Attlee Lecture in London.
21 April 2005

12 April 2005

Transcript of a speech given by CRE deputy chair Sarah Spencer at the British Institute of Human Rights Lecture, London, on 11 March 2005
14 March 2005

10 March 2005

03 March 2005

02 March 2005

CRE statement on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz - by Trevor Phillips, CRE Chair.
27 January 2005

Transcript of a speech given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips today at the launch of 'Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society: the Government's strategy to increase race equality and community cohesion'.
19 January 2005

The CRE today welcomed the Government's strategy on integration.
19 January 2005

Following CRE Chair Trevor Phillips's interview on BBC London’s Politics Show yesterday, a CRE spokesperson said...
17 January 2005

The following speech was given by CRE Chair Trevor Phillips today at an event organised by the CRE, the British Humanist Association, Justice and the Muslim Council of Britain, and held at Portcullis House, London.
13 January 2005

An article by Trevor Phillips about Behzti in the Mail on Sunday
26 December 2004

The CRE today supported the right to protest about a work of art or a play that may offend.
21 December 2004

The CRE welcomes Kris Donald murder sentence.
16 December 2004

Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality, said, "We deeply regret the resignation of David Blunkett. During his tenure the Commission for Racial Equality has enjoyed a close and productive relationship with the Home Office."...
15 December 2004

Following the announcement today of the death of Lord Scarman, who chaired the inquiry into the Brixton riots in 1981, CRE Chair Trevor Phillips said...
09 December 2004

CRE statement on the Law Lords' ruling on Roma people seeking entry to the UK.
09 December 2004

CRE chair Trevor Phillips's speech to the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, 16 November 2004
16 November 2004

A lecture for Black History Month given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the Royal Opera House, London on Tuesday 26 October.
27 October 2004

Speech by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the event held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on 11 September 2004.
11 September 2004

Speech by BBC broadcaster and former England and Spurs footballer Garth Crooks at the event held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London on 11 September 2004.
11 September 2004

CRE response to Association of Chief Police Officers'(ACPO) decision to dismiss police officers holding BNP membership.
28 July 2004

CRE response to CPS decision on Firle bonfire case.
07 July 2004

CRE statement on the Home Office publication 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2003'.
02 July 2004

The CRE welcomes further discussions about the benefits of UK identity cards.
29 June 2004

As electors across Scotland receive the first of the election addresses in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, the CRE has been receiving complaints from people deeply affected by the language used, and assertions made, in some electoral addresses and leaflets.
26 May 2004

The following speech was given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the launch of 'Time To Get Equal', a new campaign from the national disability organisation Scope aimed at ending discrimination and prejudice against the UK's ten million diabled people.
26 May 2004

The CRE urges members of the public across Wales to report to the police and other relevant public agencies any materials they consider inciteful...
25 May 2004

Byddem yn annog y cyhoedd ledled Cymru i hysbysu'r heddlu ac asiantaethau cyhoeddus perthnasol eraill am unrhyw ddeunyddiau y maent yn eu hystyried fel rhai sy'n creu cynnen, boed hynny'n graffiti a sloganau mewn mannau cyhoeddus neu'n ddeunyddiau etholiadol, ac i godi unrhyw bryderon sydd ganddynt am effeithiolrwydd deddfwriaeth gyfredol yn y maes hwn gyda'u AS lleol.
25 May 2004

CRE statement on Metropolitan Police Authority scrutiny report
20 May 2004

CRE statement on White Paper on Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR)
12 May 2004

Today the CRE expresses dissapointment at the CPS decision not re-investigate the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
05 May 2004

The CRE welcomes the announcement from the Home Secretary David Blunkett of a public enquiry into the murder of Zahid Mubarek.
29 April 2004

Trevor Phillips's speech at the Civil Service Race Equality Network Annual Lecture, London.
26 April 2004

The following article appeared in today's edition of The Sun.
23 April 2004

CRE statement on CPS racist and religious crime data.
06 April 2004

Speaking at the FSB National Conference and AGM in Blackpool on Friday 19 March, CRE chair Trevor Phillips said...
25 March 2004

CRE condemns Kris Donald murder.
18 March 2004

The following letter was submitted to The Sunday Telegraph by CRE chair, Trevor Phillips, on Friday 12 March in response to Stephen Pollard's article published in the newspaper the previous Sunday (7 March).
15 March 2004

The CRE today welcomed the Scottish Executive's launch of 'New Scots: Attracting Fresh Talent'.
26 February 2004

The following speech was given by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the Amsterdam Economist debate today.
26 February 2004

CRE statement on the Conservative party and the BNP
19 February 2004

The following speech was made today by CRE chair Trevor Phillips at the Emmanuel Centre, London.
17 January 2004

CRE response to Robert Kilroy-Silk's article in the Sunday Express, 4 January 2004.
08 January 2004

Today business leaders met in London for the CRE/Policy Studies Institute Seminar. Click here for the full text of his speech.
09 December 2003

Youths found guilty of manslaughter in Johnny Delaney case – CRE chair's response.
02 December 2003

Speech by Trevor Phillips to the 2003 Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Annual Conference, Birmingham.
18 November 2003

CRE response to Home Office announcement on identity cards.
11 November 2003

The CRE issued the following statement on 10 November 2003 in response to an announcement by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), in which a spokesperson stated that 'any police officer who becomes a member of the BNP will therefore render themselves subject of a misconduct investigation and their behaviour will be treated with the utmost seriousness.'
10 November 2003

CRE statement on Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR).
30 October 2003