Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee
Community cohesion
Status: Open
Opened: 3 Dec 2024
The Women and Equalities Committee will examine community cohesion at a local and national level in the UK. This inquiry aims to gather diverse evidence and investigate barriers to cohesion, examples of best practice and how to ensure cohsion for the next generation.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | Ali Oliver MBE · Youth Sport Trust, Debbie Cook · EFL (English Football League), Isabella Pereira · The Young Foundation, Lara Thompson · The King's Trust, Lucy Lees · Mahdlo Youth Zone (Onside Network), Ruth Hollis · Spirit of 2012, Tanya Vice · Heart of Sidley Community Association | View ↗ |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Misbah Malik · HOPE not hate, Peter Geoghegan, Sunder Katwala · British Future | View ↗ |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Akeela Ahmed MBE · British Muslim Network, Andrew Copson · Humanists UK, Dr Naomi Green · Muslim Council of Britain, Dr Sukhwant Dhaliwal · Southall Black Sisters, Professor Javed Khan OBE · Equi, Professor Ted Cantle CBE DL · Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network | View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Councillor Sara Conway · Local Government Association (LGA), Danny Stone · Antisemitism Policy Trust, Jonny Newton · Community Security Trust, Kelly Fowler · Belong - The Cohesion and Integration Network | View ↗ |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Dame Sara Khan DBE · Counter Extremism Commissioner 2018-2021 | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | — | Correspondence from Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, IPSO, dated 18 Ma… |