Community cohesion

Women and Equalities Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 3 Dec 2024 Parliament page
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.
5 Oral sessions
1 Letter
5 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
14 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
14 Jan
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
12 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
12 Nov
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
22 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
22 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
25 Mar
2025
Correspondence
19 Mar
2025
Oral evidence
19 Mar
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
5 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
5 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
14 Jan 2026
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Women and Equalities Committee
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
12 Nov 2025
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Women and Equalities Committee
Misbah Malik · HOPE not hate Peter Geoghegan Sunder Katwala · British Future
22 Apr 2025
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Women and Equalities Committee
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
19 Mar 2025
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Women and Equalities Committee
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
5 Feb 2025
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Women and Equalities Committee
Dame Sara Khan DBE · Counter Extremism Commissioner 2018-2021
Correspondence 1 letter
25 Mar 2025 Correspondence from Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, IPSO, dated 18 March 2025
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