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Racial segregation 'growing in UK', Dame Louise Casey warns | Racial segregation 'growing in UK', Dame Louise Casey warns |
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Segregation, deprivation and social exclusion in some areas of Britain have coincided with a growth in "regressive" ideologies, a report has found. | |
Public bodies in the UK had too often ignored or condoned divisive or harmful religious practices for fear of being called racist, the Casey Review said. | |
Immigrants should take an "integration oath" and there should be more emphasis on British values in schools, it said. | |
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said he would study the findings "closely". | |
Dame Louise Casey's review into the integration of minorities was commissioned by former prime minister David Cameron as part of the government's efforts to tackle extremism. | |
Dame Louise accused the government of falling short of an ambition - set out by then Home Secretary Theresa May five years ago - to do more than any other to promote integration. | Dame Louise accused the government of falling short of an ambition - set out by then Home Secretary Theresa May five years ago - to do more than any other to promote integration. |
The report set out 12 recommendations, including: | |
Dame Louise warned there was a growing sense of grievance in some parts of the Muslim community. | |
She highlighted the plight of women who found themselves marginalised through poor English language skills while being subjected to "coercive control, violence and criminal acts of abuse, often enacted in the name of cultural or religious values". | |
Researchers heard Muslim tribunals had made life-changing decisions with no training, leaving women and children often feeling traumatised. | |
Mosques often gave women and girls regressive advice about lifestyle and clothes, Dame Louise added. | |
She said too few leaders had dealt with issues, suggesting some fear being labelled racist or losing support in minority communities. | |
Dame Louise spoke to 800 people for her review, including public servants, religious representatives, teachers, pupils and local leaders. | |
She said there were areas which were struggling to cope with the pace and scale of change they faced as a result of immigration, while there were still large social and economic gaps between different ethnic groups. | She said there were areas which were struggling to cope with the pace and scale of change they faced as a result of immigration, while there were still large social and economic gaps between different ethnic groups. |
Division between communities had been bad for Britain, leading to poorer social and economic opportunities for some groups, she added. | |
'Nobody left behind' | 'Nobody left behind' |
"We need more effort to be put into integration policies to help communities cope with the pace and scale of immigration and population change in recent years," she said. | "We need more effort to be put into integration policies to help communities cope with the pace and scale of immigration and population change in recent years," she said. |
"Nowhere near enough emphasis" had been put on integrating communities, she added. | |
Mr Javid said the government was "building a democracy for everyone". | |
He said Britain "has long been home to lots of different cultures and communities", but added that "all of us have to be part of one society". | He said Britain "has long been home to lots of different cultures and communities", but added that "all of us have to be part of one society". |
"So while it's right that we celebrate the positive contribution that diverse groups make to British life, we also need to continue making sure that nobody is excluded from it or left behind," he said. | "So while it's right that we celebrate the positive contribution that diverse groups make to British life, we also need to continue making sure that nobody is excluded from it or left behind," he said. |
"To do that, we need to take a serious look at the facts and must not shy away from the challenges we face. | |
"Dame Louise's report is a valuable contribution, and I will be studying her findings closely." |