We urge the government to adhere to its own civil society covenant principles, grounded in evidence and respect for human rights, and withdraw the guidance as a matter of urgency.

Read the full open letter and show your support here 👇

While this guidance may have intended to diffuse tension, in practice it achieves the opposite - stigmatising communities of colour and placing them at increased risk of racism and harm.

In our #BrokenLadders report with @fawcettsociety.bsky.social, we advocate for measures that the government and employers must implement to tackle ethnicity and gender pay gaps - from introducing mandatory, intersectional pay gap reporting to tackling racism in organisations 👇

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These latest findings demand a different conversation, one that asks how we can really keep our communities safe and prevent harm.

No training initiatives, no amount of diversity, and no accountability mechanisms will ever be sufficient. An institution so fundamentally flawed cannot be reformed.

We need to take the safety of our communities seriously and treat people's needs with care and dignity.

For decades, reports and inquiries - from MacPherson to Casey - have identified institutional racism, only to be met with inadequate proposals that fail to address the scale, scope, and entrenched nature of racism within the force.

Racism is baked into the Met’s systems, culture, and decision-making processes, producing persistent harm for Black Londoners and staff.

Only weeks ago, BBC Panorama exposed violent racism within the Met Police.

The Renters Rights Act is a critical starting point to addressing deep failures within our current housing system. We will continue to advocate until everyone has access to a safe, secure and affordable home.

There is also considerable evidence which outlines how Right to Rent checks - a deliberate feature of the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies - cause indirect racial discrimination against renters. We remain steadfast that Right to Rent checks should be abolished.

The legislation fails to address skyrocketing, unaffordable rents within the private rented sector. 44% of the average UK wage is now spent on rent. Rent controls and rent caps would give more safety and security to renters and protect them from disproportionate rent spikes.

The Renters Rights Act will extend Awaab’s Law and a new Decent Home Standard to the private rented sector, so that all renters are empowered to challenge dangerous living conditions, and private landlords are accountable for unsafe homes.

However, there are gaps in the Renters Rights Act.

According to the English Housing Survey, Black and Brown households, specifically private renters, are more likely to live in indecent homes riddled with mould and damp.