ARE plays an important role as advisor and critical friend to government departments, public and private sector organisations and have included:
- Department for Education (DfE) – Apprenticeships Equality & Diversity Advisory Group (Chair)
- Greater London Authority (GLA) – Mayor of London’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group
- Metropolitan Police Service – External Advisory Board
- Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) – External Advice & Scrutiny Panel (Chair) & Race Action Programme Board
- Criminal justice – EQUAL National Independent Advisory Group (Vice Chair)
- The Hamilton Commission – improving representation of Black people in UK motor sport
We regularly work with organisations and individuals to conduct research into ARE’s main policy areas:
- education and training
- employment and entrepreneurship
- criminal justice