Communities and neighbourhoods

Race, cohesion and faith

Read about how we are building strong, cohesive communities.

The Cohesion Directorate works with other government departments to reduce race and faith inequalities in education, health, housing and the Criminal Justice System, as well as the labour market.

We are reducing perceptions of race discrimination and leading the work on creating more cohesive communities, tackling racism, extremism and hate and promoting inter-faith activity and a shared sense of belonging.

Delivery of this agenda is dependent on not just partnerships with other government departments but also the wider public sector, private sector, community organisations and communities themselves.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a key strategic partner for the Directorate in the overall delivery of 'Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society' (the Government's Strategy to increase race equality and community cohesion), in enforcing legislation and sharing good practice.

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