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

5 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

1 letter
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25 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, IPSO, dated 18 Ma…