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Race Equality Advisory Panel
Role of the panel
The Race Equality Advisory Panel (REAP) has been
established to replace the Race Relations Forum which
was dissolved in 2001. The panel consists of 25 people
from outside the Home Office who represent minority
communities within Britain. In creating the panel, we
have attempted to ensure a good mix of members who will
reflect the dimensions of ethnicity, faith, gender, age
and geographical location within Britain.
The Race Equality Advisory Panel will be a source of
advice on matters related to race equality. It will:
- Help develop our strategy on race equality
- Advise on implementing and delivering existing
policies/programmes
- Provide ad hoc advice on specific topics
- Provide a link to communities
The panel gives staff across the Home Office,
including Ministers, the opportunity to discuss
particular bits of work, policies and strategies with
people who know and understand the views of minority
communities through their role as a representative of a
particular community or through their sphere of work. It
is a chance to get helpful and impartial advice at an
early stage so that we can 'get it right' for everyone
first time.
Panel Members
The members of the Race Equality Advisory Panel are:
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Mr Rumman Ahmed |
Community Relations Adviser, Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea |
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Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal |
Methodist Minister and Theologian |
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Mr Thomas Chan |
Management Consultant |
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Ms Naznin Coker |
Chair, British Refugee Council |
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Mr Lincoln Crawford OBE |
Barrister |
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Lord Navnit Dholakia OBE JP |
President of the Liberal Democrats |
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Mr Abi Ekoku |
Former international athlete, partner of
Andorra Group |
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Mr Peter Herbert |
Barrister |
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Mr Lee Jasper |
Policy Director for Equalities and Policing,
GLA |
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Professor Gus John |
Chair and Chief Executive, The Gus John
Partnership |
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Mr Keith Kerr |
General Manager Customer Services and
Operations BA |
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Mr Clive Lawton |
Magistrate, Harringey Bench and Chair of North
Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust |
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Mr Gerard Lemos CMG |
Partner, Lemos&Crane |
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Dr. Haseena Lockhat |
Child Clinical Psychologist, North Warwickshire
NHS Trust |
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Ms Zahida Manzoor CBE |
Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales |
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Ms Gloria Mills MBE |
Director of Equal Opportunities, UNISON |
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Mrs Pauline Minter |
Policy Officer (Equalities) Bournemouth Borough
Council |
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Dr. Dwain Neil |
Co-Director, Leriko & Wellplaced Associates |
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Lord Herman Ouseley |
Managing Director, Different Realities
Partnership Ltd. |
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Ms Shushila Patel |
Independent Consultant |
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Mr Anis Rahman |
Barrister and Magistrate |
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Mr Iqbal A K M Sacranie OBE |
Secretary general, The Muslim Council of
Britain |
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Mr Ranjit Sondhi CBE |
Senior Lecturer, Community and Youth Studies,
Westhill College, Birmingham |
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Dr. Richard Stone |
Chair, Jewish Council for Racial Equality |
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Mrs Sukhvinder Kaur Stubbs |
Chief Executive, Barrow Cadbury Trust |
REAP Secretariat
To find out more about the panel and its work within
the Home Office, please contact the REAP Secretariat
using the contact details below.
Secretary:
Suzanne Joseph
Race & Diversity Action Team
Room 1371
50 Queen Anne's Gate
London, SW1H 9AT
tel: 020 7273 4620
fax: 020 7273 3434
Email: suzanne.joseph3@homeoffice.gis.gov.uk
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