Equality Conference 2011

'How Fair is Britain?'

The How Fair is Britain? conference took place on Saturday 19 March 2011 bringing together academics and professionals/practitioners to engage with equality issues and to look at challenges, and outline solutions, to make Britain fairer, based on how far we have come over the past 12 years. Areas addressed during the day were:

• Fairness and the Criminal Justice System
• Fairness and Education
• Fairness in Social Care/Local Government
• Fairness in Health
• Fairness in Sport

Pictures taken during the 'How Fair is Britain?' conference

Conference presentations

Presentations from the day are now available.

• Anna Henry, Equality and Human Rights Commission - How Fair is Britain?
• Dr Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, The University of Northampton - How Fair is Britain: a Criminological Standpoint
• Manny Barot, Ex-Police Officer with Leicestershire Police - Is Britain Fair?
• Dave Coppock, Aimhigher Nottinghamshire - Fairness and Education
• Martin Pratt, Luton Borough Council - Fairness in Social Care and Local Government
• Floyd Douglas, Northamptonshire County Council - A Reflective Journey
• Surinder Sharma, Department of Health - Fairness and Health
• Dr Daniel Burdsey, University of Brighton - How Fair is Sport in Britain?

The following speakers were involved in the day, biographies of whom are available in the download section:

• Anna Henry, Equality and Human Rights Commission
• Professor Andy Pilkington, The University of Northampton
• Lystra Hagley-Dickinson, The University of Northampton
• Manny Barot, Ex-Police Officer with Leicestershire Police
• Dr. Fiona Warner-Gale, University of Lincoln
• Surinder Sharma, Department of Health
• Dave Coppock, Aimhigher Nottinghamshire
• Dr. Jane Callaghan, The University of Northampton
• Martin Pratt, Luton Borough Council
• Floyd Douglas, Northamptonshire County Council
• Dr. Daniel Burdsey, University of Brighton
• Cyrille Regis MBE, Ex-professional footballer and England International
• Ben Cohen, Ex-England and Northampton Saints rugby player, currently at Sale

Details about the conference, biographies of the speakers and presentations, are available for download.

• Further details about 'How Fair is Britain?' Conference