11/03/2025

Local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children, a new report into child safeguarding has found.

12/08/2024

Local government representation on Cobra, the committee for dealing with national emergencies, is essential, council leaders say after last week’s riots.

30/11/2023

Havering has paused the installation of a Hanukkah Menorah in its town hall due to an increase in hate crimes relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

15/11/2023

A report describing a ‘toxic’ working environment at Brighton and Hove City Council’s waste service includes accounts of staff bringing weapons to the depot.

12/09/2023

Dr Helen O'Nions, Nottingham Law School, looks at the role of local government in preventing discrimination against travelling communities.

05/05/2023

The risk of eviction is a third higher among ethnic minority private renters than it is among white British or Irish renters, new research shows.

18/04/2023

‘Shocking’ racism has played a key role in creating higher death rates for black women and those from poorer areas in childbirth, according to MPs.

13/04/2023

A social worker who claimed she suffered racial discrimination at work has won her case against Leicester City Council.

31/03/2023

Local government leaders have branded the findings of racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in fire services as ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’.

27/03/2023

Black children are six times more likely to be strip searched by the police in England and Wales than white children, according to official figures.

22/03/2023

London council leaders have pledged to work with the capital’s police force in rebuiliding trust with the public after the damning report by Baroness Casey.

13/02/2023

A Leeds council officer made offensive remarks about bacon sandwiches which could be construed as racist, an investigation has found.

16/12/2022

Pupils with additional needs have said they are unfairly excluded from mainstream schools because of racism and a lack of understanding from professionals.

30/01/2020

A charity which manages venues in Sheffield has cancelled an event by an evangelical preacher after LGBT+ groups warned that he promoted homophobic views.

16/09/2019

Communities Secretary has said he will write to councils demanding they adopt a working definition of antisemitism ‘as a matter of urgency’.

24/07/2019

Two experts have been appointed to advise the Government on anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim racism after both major political parties accused of bigotry.

05/10/2018

The representative body for British Muslims has accused the Conservative’s mayoral candidate for London of using ‘grotesque language’ about Muslims and Hindus.

07/09/2018

Members of the London Assembly yesterday unanimously condemned illegal posters which call Israel racist.

30/11/2017

Ethnic minority children with mental problems may prefer online counselling services rather than traditional methods because of prejudice, research reveals.

15/03/2017

Hackney Council has removed an artist’s ‘beware of Jews’ sign after accusations his project was ‘out of order’.