Integration and community cohesion are topics that receive a lot of attention both in the media and from government and local authorities. A critical barrier to integration and community cohesion is the persistence of ethnic inequality and unequal outcomes or access to services. Failing to understand and address local ethnic inequalities means the needs of Black and minority ethnic (BME) communities are not being met and their life chances are contracted.

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The Race Equality Scorecard brings together quantitative evidence on six different key indicators to help inform the decision-making process of public authorities, and to equip local communities with the tools necessary to hold them to account.