On the 8th of September 2006, Trevor Phillips OBE was appointed the Chair of the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) by Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
CEHR is a new organisation which inherited the responsibilities of the existing equality commissions: the Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission. The new body, became operational in Autumn 2007, providing a powerful, authoritative, single voice on equality and human rights.
In addition to its legal role in enforcing equalities legislation, the body works to ensure that organisations and individuals have access to clear and understandable information in order to foster debate, tackle issues early on and encourage a change of culture within institutions.
Despite his impeccable track record and achievements, Mr Phillips has quickly become the figure of hope for many minorities (especially professionals) and those discriminated against.
Evidence of this lies with one of the aspiring PR practitioners that I have been speaking to whom has recently written a letter to Trevor Phillips about the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the industry.
We await a favourable response.
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